The Guardian documentary: film-maker Jess Kohl on banger racing and ‘subverting expectations of masculinity’ | Film
Wayne is a fixture on the banger circuit – a rough style of racing in self-built cars. Now that his son Jai-Dee is nearly 13, his debut “full contact” race is finally in view.Jess Kohl’s new short film immerses us into the boisterous world at the same time as revealing a tender relationship between a father and a son. This cinematic coming-of-age story poignantly reframes expectations of masculinity in a tough sport.I spoke with Kohl about making the film, how she gained the trust of this family in order to authentically…