Race Eberhardt, a 37-year-old actor with Down syndrome, has made history as the first actor with Down syndrome to star in an action film, 'Strait Undercover'. Eberhardt stars alongside director Ben Gonyo in the film about a government agent uncovering corrupt forces targeting a local farmer. Gonyo describes Eberhardt as having an 'it' factor and says the film was a passion project, filmed on their days off with the help of volunteers and community donations. The team hopes Eberhardt's role will inspire others with disabilities and break traditional molds in the film industry.
Race Eberhardt is starring in"Strait Undercover," an action film about a government agent exposing corrupt forces trying to put a small town farmer out of business.Eberhardt, 37, is now the first actor with Down syndrome to star in an action film, and he spoke alongside the film's director Ben Gonyo in an interview that aired on TODAY Jan. 29."He has that 'it' factor that when I see him on camera, I want to see more," Gonyo said on TODAY.
"The goal was to create a character around the real-life Race," Gonyo said."It wasn’t to try to push him into a box, to be something. So we took his real-life essence and then wrapped a story around it." "This is an example of artists doing it differently. And maybe that can inspire other people and they can see, 'If you can see it, you can be it.' You know, that saying? Maybe that they can take something from that."
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