It’s been eight months since Utah-based outdoor photographer, Jim Harris, set out to traverse the Southern Patagonia Icecap using skis and traction kites. That trip would leave him paralyzed. While testing his kite, a gust picked him up then slammed his body into the ground, breaking his back. After being airlifted back to the U.S. to undergo surgery and rehab, Harris is well on the road to recovery. But that road has been long, hard and painful – much like a brutal mountain expedition.
When an accident of this scale happens to a well-known outdoor personality like Harris, the aftermath is always well documented (it probably helps that he is, and knows, a lot of photographers). First, his mom documented everything with video and photos. Soon after, Blake Kimmel, co-founder of production company Verb Cabin, shot the process of Harris’ rehab at Craig Hospital in Denver.
The result is Places to Go: A Jim Harris Story. It’s a short, 17-minute film that will premiere in Salt Lake City this fall (dates and location to TBD.) The film will then move onto the film festival circuit.
In the meantime, you can watch the trailer:
Since leaving Craig Hospital, Harris has accepted a job as Program and Creative Director of the 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale, Colorado. For more about Jim Harris, check out his website at www.perpetualweekend.com