DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED (2023)
Feature Doc

Dir: Dan Hartley
Prod: Amy Stares, Vanessa Davies
Exec: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn
Production Company: Lightbox Productions, HBO
Soundtrack: London Contemporary Orchestra, recorded at RAK Studios, London

A coming-of-age story of stuntman David Holmes, a prodigious teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is selected to play Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first Harry Potter film, when Daniel is just eleven. Over the next ten years, the two form an inextricable bond, but on the penultimate film a tragic accident on set leaves David paralyzed with a debilitating spinal injury, turning his world upside down.

As Daniel and his closest stunt colleagues rally to support David and his family in their moment of need, it is David’s extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration.”

The documentary features candid personal footage from the last decade, including behind-the-scenes from Holmes’ stunt work and intimate interviews with David, Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family and former crew from the Harry Potter films.