Clint Bentley
Set on the downtrodden and dusty tracks of a live horse racecourse in Phoenix, Arizona, the world of Jockey feels quite a long way from the bright lights of Hollywood. However, with some truly Oscar-worthy performances (notably Clifton Collins Jr. as the titular jockey, for which he received a Sundance Special Jury Award for Best Actor) director Clint Bentley was able to truly create an authentic world that captures both the brutal and the sincere sides of being a professional jockey in the American heartland.
