Pollock is a 2000 american biographical film which tells the life story of american painter jackson pollock. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Mark pollock became the first blind person to race to the south pole, ten years after he lost his sight at the age of 22. He is an example of innovation and resilience in action how to preempt and respond positively to changing circumstances.
Mark pollock born february 29, 1976 is an international motivational speaker, explorer, and author from northern ireland who became the first blind man to. The moving, fascinating story of mark pollock who lost his sight in his early 20s. Unbroken by blindness in 1998, mark became an adventure athlete competing in ultraendurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the south pole. The inspirational story of mark pollock s amazing strength and positivity in the face of incredible obstacles throughout his life. He has survived the subzero temperatures of antarctica. As darkness sweeps around the globe in midnovember, 25,000 people in 50 cities worldwide will get up from their armchairs, slip on their red flashing armbands and pull on. In 1998, aged 22, mark pollock had the world at his feet.
But four weeks before his wedding, an accident left mark paralysed from the waist down and threw his life into turmoil once again. The background to run in the dark is the unfinished story of an astonishingly determined individual, mark pollock, who, with his girlfriend, is also the subject of a film, unbreakable, directed by ross whitaker. Ten years after losing his sight at 22, mark pollock became the first blind person to race to the south pole. He first published his collection of short stories, knockemstiff, in 2008, based on his experiences growing up in knockemstiff, ohio.
In 2010, a fall from a second story window nearly killed him. Mark pollock born february 29, 1976 is an international motivational speaker, explorer, and author from northern ireland who became the first blind man to race to the south pole. Mark broke his back and the damage to his spinal cord left him paralysed. These days shes a regular at san diego comic con and has. After a successful irish release in 2014, unbreakable. Donald ray pollock born december 23, 1954 is an american writer. Unbreakable the mark pollock story trailer youtube. The international audience of aviation professionals were moved and inspired by marks story and by his compelling message to choose to be a competitor, a realist and a collaborator. Is he the greatest living painter in the united states. Ten years later he became the first blind man to race to the south pole, leaving all of his blind demons behind. If youre eating fish but you dont know what kind it is, its almost certainly pollock. Marks rollercoaster story of blindness, spinal cord injury and work to cure paralysis with. Just three weeks before the wedding was planned to go ahead, he was involved in an accident which left him paralysed from the waist down.
Mark pollock gives inspiring and effective motivational presentations based on his life experiences. View mark pollocks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. After becoming blind in 1998, mark became an adventure athlete competing in ultraendurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the south pole. In august of 1949, life magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question. Mark pollock personally speaking bureau inspirational. Mark pollock is a northern irish adventurer, athlete, feeder, rower, kayaker, author and international motivational speaker from northern ireland who became the first blind man to reach the south pole. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. Guaranteed to be the irish film of 2014 for many, the heartrending but ultimately uplifting documentary unbreakable charts a couples journey. In this practical, userfriendly book, mark pollock challenges the reader to stop making excuses, to identify what they want out of life and to start making it happen. Stream tracks and playlists from marc pollock on your desktop or mobile device. The mark pollock story is now touring the uk book your tickets for the october 2015 london and manchester dates on. We were delighted to welcome mark as the keynote speaker at avolons inaugural aviation school in dublin. Call us for a free consultation to find out what integrity, beauty, and affordability is all about. After this incredible feat, mark got engaged to his girlfriend.
Having read business and economics at trinity college, he looked all set to graduate and take up. For the last decade, mark pollock has been racing in the worlds harshest environments. The mark pollock story treats its subject with such idolisation that it seems like a hagiography or. John pollock has 27 books on goodreads with 259 ratings. Ed harris has been around for more than 20 years now, a. The psychological impact of that success put blindness unbreakable the mark pollock story trailersd on vimeo. Unbreakable is the deeply personal story of a couple rebuilding their lives after a traumatic accident. In his story you will find what they cant teach you in university.
Unbroken by blindness in 1998, mark went on to compete in ultra endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the south pole. The background to the lifestyle sports run in the dark is the unfinished story of an astonishingly determined individual, mark pollock, who, with his girlfriend, is also the subject of a film. The acclaimed documentary will be released by true films in conjunction with picturehouse and the cinema partnership and will be available on vod and dvd. In 2010 a fall from a second story window left him.
Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in california rolls and seafood salads, and it feeds millions as fish sticks in school cafeterias and. We see that both art and acceptance and therefore fame matter a great deal to jackson pollock. The inspirational story of mark pollocks amazing strength and positivity in the face of incredible obstacles throughout his life. If pollock was a mans man, he was also a walking tornado, a ferociously ambitious egotist, a surly, violent drunk, and as portrayed in the film.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Mark pollocks blog adventure athlete, professional. This is the true story of frida kahlo salma hayek and her husband diego rivera alfred molina, the largerthanlife painters who became the most acclaimed artists in mexican history, and whose. It stars ed harris, marcia gay harden, jennifer connelly, robert knott, bud cort, molly regan and sada thompson, and was directed by harris. Unbreakable tells the moving story of mark pollock and his partner simone george as they try to rebuild their shattered lives after a freak fall from a second story window left mark paralysed. A love letter to realism in a time of grief meetup. Ten years after losing his sight at the age of 22, mark pollock became the first blind person to race to the south pole. The documentary follows adventurer and athlete mark pollock, who lost his sight at the age of 22 and. Hes the co down adventure athlete who was the first blind person to race to the south pole. With a highimpact catalyst you can help them act with the courage to make it happen. Unbreakable the mark pollock story trailersd on vimeo. The mark pollock story is to have a limited release in the uk from october 9th.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover marks. His debut novel, the devil all the time, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Unbreakable the mark pollock story trailer on vimeo. Irish director ross whittakers documentary unbreakable. Splashed across lifes canvas, dripping the new york times. Pollock, a labor of love from directorstar ed harris, shows us the artist as a hugely talented but yowling id, all hunger and impulse.