Moving Trailer For HBO Documentary DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED Following the Life of the HARRY POTTER Stuntman
A moving trailer has been released for the HBO documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, following the life of Holmes, the stuntman for Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter films who was paralyzed after breaking his neck during the production of 2010’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. The documentary compiles clips of a young Holmes developing his athletic skills and eventually becoming a stuntman, as well as behind-the-scenes material of his work on the Harry Potter films. It also includes candid personal footage from the past decade of Holmes learning to live with his disability.
The film's official synopsis says David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived aims to reflect "universal themes of living with adversity, growing up, forging identities in an uncertain world, and the bonds that bind us together and lift us up.” “This terrible thing happened to Dave, but I don't want to talk as if his life is a tragedy," Radcliffe says in the trailer. "The way his life has affected the lives of the people around him means it is the furthest thing from that imaginable."
For his part, Holmes says, "Before the accident, everything was about being cool and being a stuntman. Now it's about being present. I have so much love in my life."
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived premieres on November 15th on HBO and will also stream on Max. Watch the trailer below: