Into the Wind (2010 film)

Into the Wind is a 2010 documentary film which chronicles the story of Terry Fox. At the age of 18, Fox was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The cancer had taken over his right leg, which was then amputated six inches above the knee. However, three years later, Fox set out to raise funds for cancer research and raise awareness by running 30 miles a day from the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland to the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, totaling over 4000 miles.[1] The film was directed by the NBA star Steve Nash who grew up in Canada and followed Fox's run across the country as a kid in 1980, and narrated by Taylor Kitsch. Two thirds across Canada, Fox was once again diagnosed with cancer, which had spread to his lungs.[2] Fox died at the age of 22, inspiring the Terry Fox Foundation.[1][3]

Into the Wind
Directed byEzra Holland
Steve Nash
Produced byKeith Clinkscales
John Dahl
Erin Leyden
Joan Lynch
Johnson McKelvy
Connor Schell
Bill Simmons
John Skipper
John Walsh
Music byDaniel Goddard
CinematographyAaron Phillips
Edited byPaul Carruthers
Daniel Goddard
Release date
  • September 19, 2010 (2010-09-19) (Canada)
  • September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) (United States)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

The film aired on TSN2, in Canada on September 19, 2010, and on ESPN, in the United States on September 28, 2010, as part of the 30 for 30 series.

References
  1. "Mission Statement & History". terryfox.org. Terry Fox Foundation. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  2. "Nash to make film about Terry Fox". The Vancouver Sun. July 12, 2008. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. "ESPN 30 for 30: Into the Wind". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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