Hey everyone!!! Welcome to the Bending Steel official website.
On Tuesday, 10/13/11 we will begin our fundraising campaign. It is through a website called Kickstarter, which if you aren’t familiar with is an innovative new way of raising funding for independent projects. In exchange for your donation, you will get a unique strongman related gift, and I must say they are pretty fantastic. Among the gifts are exclusive downloads and copies of the film as soon as it is finished! The thing is, if we don’t reach our goal, we don’t get any of the money. So we need your help! Pledge if you are able to able to, but most importantly help spread the word!!!! Help us document the story of the olde-time strongman!
On a cold February day, Chris Schoeck walks along Coney Island’s boardwalk. He remembers his last visit here as a boy and can’t help but feel the change in atmosphere. The air is devoid of amusement; stores are locked up tight for winter, rides covered and still. The frigid wind whipping off the Atlantic stings his face and the warm rays of sunlight are as distant as his memories. “It’s going to be a very different place in the summertime…”
“Bending Steel” documents Chris’ personal journey, as a strongman in training, to find acceptance and fulfillment through his initiation in to a world of strength and showmanship. With the help of Chris Rider, his strongman trainer, Chris Schoeck follows his dream and attempts to join a coveted position amongst the great Oldetime Strongmen who performed for captivated audiences at Coney Island and around the world. Over the years the strongmen have faded from the spotlight and their legacy has been lost in time. To revitalize the art of performing strength feats, Chris is forced to face adversity and overcome his introverted nature in order to step out on the boardwalk for the first time and earn a place in history. The Strongmen are coming back to Coney.
