LUMI Film Club presents a free screening on QFT Player from 7pm on Tues 17 Aug as part of Film Feels Hopeful.

“A horse’s purpose is to run in the prairies; a cowboy’s is to ride.” So, what does a cowboy become when he can no longer ride? This is the question at the heart of The Rider, a compelling and wholly engrossing work that observes the aftermath of tragedy. Retaining a docudrama aesthetic, Zhao integrates the real lives of her actors into her storytelling and creates something truly transcendent that explores both notions of masculinity and the mythology of the American west.

Available from 7pm on Tuesday 17 Aug. Enter the promo code HOPE1 at checkout to watch for free. You have until Wednesday 18 Aug to watch. Available to stream in UK and Ireland only. Please complete a Film Feels survey to help us improve the work we are doing.

This year’s UK wide Film Feels season is all about feeling Hopeful, with a series of events that look at films imbued with hope, dreams of the future, and new ways of reimagining film itself, with a particular emphasis on creating space for voices that don't get heard in mainstream programming. Film Feels is managed by Film Hub Midlands on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network, powered by National Lottery funding.