Documentary Feature AFIN 088
Blue Ridge: The Randy Detrick Story
Directed by 
Ralph Lucchese
AFIN 2021 Nominee
- 2021
- 44m
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USA
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1 frameNominee
Best Feature Documentary
Ralph Lucchese, Randy Detrick, George S. Jacobs III, Pattie Tironi, Tiffany Detrick
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Synopsis
Competing on the world stage as a competitive skier to creating one of the biggest medical supplies countries in the country; Detrick explains how a winery nestled in the Pocono Mountains competes with the biggest wineries in the world.
Director's Statement
The nest steps in anything you do never make sense. If they did, you would've done them already. With COVID changing the world and the way we do things, sometimes all we need to do, is sit down and think. Following Randy on this journey has taught myself and the crew some life changing life lessons that I feel EVERYONE can learn from. Randy is the perfect example of someone that came from nothing and decided to not let his past define him. "Do what you can, with what you have, right where you are."
What makes this one special
- Ralph Lucchese has been here beforeAlso in the 2019 programme
- Nominated for Best Feature Documentary
Director's Biography
Ralph Lucchese Director
Ralph Joseph Lucchese III is a Staten Island, New York Filmmaker, raised in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He joined the United States Air Force in December 2011 and served four and a half years. His military career was cut short due to an unfortunate car accident and obtaining an honorable discharge April 2016, Ralph moved to Los Angeles to pursue directing. Ralph has directed and produced multiple short films, music videos, and documentaries. He has had his hands-on multiple projects and continues his filmmaking career as a director. His films premiered at multiple Film Festivals across the country like: Queen Palm International Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, and NewFilmmakers New York; and won multiple awards at: Hollywood Film Competition, Independent Shorts Awards, and LA Shorts Awards. He has received nominations at countless others and continues to film and submit for more recognition. Ralph's cutting edge and unique cinematic approach makes for entertaining and related stories fitting for what's needed now in the film industry.
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Blue Ridge: The Randy Detrick Story was an official Nominee for Best Feature Documentary at the AFIN International Film Festival 2021, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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