Documentary Short “Returning Home” by 20EVO to be released worldwide on April 20, 2021
Dana Point, CA – 20EVO is proud to announce“Returning Home” will premiere this Tuesday, April 20th, as part of FUEL TV’s“FRESH@5” programming initiative where they debut fresh new content everydayMonday through Friday at 5:00 pm local time.
ProductionStill from Returning Home
StarringPro Mountain Bike Hall of Fame member Richie Schley, written and directed byBhushan Thakkar, in “Returning Home”, with stay at home orders in place, Richietakes time to reflect on his experiences in nature while connecting to a deeperunderstanding of the planet we call home.
Productionof the 12 minute short film ended in November of 2020 and made its debut at theCoast Film Festival held at the Ranch in Laguna Beach, CA in the same month.Since then, the film has been included in various film festivals includingWasatch Mountain Film Festival, Indie Short Fest, International Shorts, Indie
Pictured:Behind the scenes: Bhushan Thakkar (left), Richie Schley (right) Shorts AwardsNew York. The film has won awards at Environmental Film Festival, Top Shorts2020, European Cinematography Awards, and Accolade Global Film Competition. Inaddition, the film was accepted into the RiverRun International Film Festival2021 as part of their Films with Class educational outreach program, where theywill be showing the film to kidK-12 in North Carolina with an augmented schoolcurriculum. FUEL TV is recognized as the globalhome of action sports and youth culture. Formore than 17 years FUEL TV has distinguished itself with award-winningprogramming that inspires, entertains and enlightens audiences around theworld. Today FUEL TV is available in over 100 countries on 900 million deviceson a variety of platforms including SAMSUNG TV PLUS channel 1179.
“Bhushan Thakkar’s ‘Returning Home’ has such poignance and trulyresonates in this time we’re all living in” said Don Meek, Chief ContentOfficer at FUEL TV. “This award-winning film is a wonderful addition to ourline-up, and we look forward to working with Bhushan and his team well into thefuture.
Returning Home was made possible with the support of Vaude,ABUS, the state of Utah and Cedar City Events. Visit www.ReturningHomeFilm.com for the latestinformation on how to see the film.
Ifyou would like more information, please call Bhushan Thakkar at 949-295-9084,or email bhushan@20evo.com
Pictured:at the top is James Adamson
shootingas Richie Schley descends down the mountain towards Bhushan Thakkar behind thecamera in the foreground.
Onset: Bhushan Thakkar After the final shot of the film: Richie Schley (left)Bhushan Thakkar (right) Production still Richie Schley from Returning Productionstill Richie Schley from Returning
Productionstill Richie Schley from Returning
Contact:
BhushanThakkar – 20EVO
949-295-9084
bhushan@20evo.com
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