BIG RIG

USA, 2007, 95 min, VIDEO

DIR: Doug Pray
SCR: Doug Pray, Brad Blondheim
PROD: Brad Blondheim
EXEC PROD: Kirt Eftekhar, Randy Wooten
DP: Doug Pray
MUS: Buck 65
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Sleek steel monsters roll through the night on a cross-country odyssey that keeps the wheels of the American machine turning. Meet the working-class heroes who deliver your food and all the goods you can't live without.

Doug Pray (SCRATCH, HYPE!, SURFWISE), travels 21,000 miles-spanning 45 states and dozens of truck stops -riding with truck drivers and interviewing a community that faces mounting challenges including rising fuel costs, an unsympathetic public and government interference. With hauls becoming less and less profitable, the truckers soldier on, knowing the importance of their role in the American economy and bolstered by a quiet pride. As we look inward as a country to address the challenges our excessive consumption has created, BIG RIG is especially relevant.

Featuring a soundtrack by Buck 65, BIG RIG's gorgeous American vistas and a unique cast of trucking characters, take you along on a much-cherished road trip that will make you think twice the next time you speed past an 18-wheeler...roger that good buddy.

Biography
BIG RIG director, cinematographer and editor Doug Pray has made a wide variety of documentary films, music videos and commercials, but he is best known for his feature films that have explored popular American subcultures. The Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has made such films as HYPE! (1996), SCRATCH (2001), Josh Kornbluth's RED DIAPER BABY (2004), INFAMY (2006) and among other projects. Most recent works include, SURFWISE (2007) and BIG RIG (2007). Pray has directed numerous music videos and dozens of live concert performances. He has edited music videos for everyone from Eazy-E to Steve Earle. He was also the editor of the cult-hit feature AMERICAN PIMP (1999) for directors Albert and Allen Hughes. Pray received an MFA from UCLA's Graduate School of Film and Television, after majoring in sociology at Colorado College.