Chris Schoeck in a Doc­u­men­tary About Steel Bending

UPDATE 8/​25/​2011: See Chris at the Coney Island Strong­man Spec­tac­u­lar on 8/​29/​2011.

Our very own Chris Schoeck is the sub­ject of Bend­ing Steel, a doc­u­men­tary about old-​​tyme steel bend­ing from the pro­duc­tion com­pany Sixkiller.

From the Sixkiller web­site:

“Bend­ing Steel” doc­u­ments Chris’ per­sonal jour­ney, as a strong­man in train­ing, to find accep­tance and ful­fill­ment through his ini­ti­a­tion in to a world of strength and show­man­ship. With the help of Chris Rider, his strong­man trainer, Chris Schoeck fol­lows his dream and attempts to join a cov­eted posi­tion amongst the great Old­e­time Strong­men who per­formed for cap­ti­vated audi­ences at Coney Island and around the world. Over the years the strong­men have faded from the spot­light and their legacy has been lost in time. To revi­tal­ize the art of per­form­ing strength feats, Chris is forced to face adver­sity and over­come his intro­verted nature in order to step out on the board­walk for the first time and earn a place in his­tory. The Strong­men are com­ing back to Coney.

Chris in a still from the Bend­ing Steel trailer.

Con­grats, Chris! We’ll be on the look­out for screenings!