Wednesday 10th November at 11.25 am – online
Company: Taublieb Films
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Section: DOCUMENTARY – GREAT CHAMPION
Discipline: Freestyle Motocross
Director: Paul Taublieb
Editing: David Clark
Actors: Taka Higashino, Jeremy Stenberg, Soline Higashino
Photos: Wesley Forsyth
Soundtrack: Audiosocket
Producer: Paul Taublieb, Susan Cooper, Mitch Covington
CoProducer: Stacy Transou
Time: 14 min
Synopsis
Taka’s had a decorated career, but it didn’t take long for him to claim his place among the FMX elite. Taka became a motocross pro at age 20 and arrived in the US in 2007 with a few bucks in his pocket and a dream of making it in professional FMX. Without speaking the language or having any contacts, Higashino managed to locate the SoCal training facility of pro rider Mike Metzger on Google Maps, showing up at the door, asking: “Can I ride?” Surprisingly, Taka conquered the X Games motocross freestyle gold in 2012, followed by two more in consecutive editions and countless accolades in a storied career.