Embrace the white knuckle ride of life with an ageless sexagenarian
At the age of twentyfour, North Carolina native Billy Ray Suggs was convicted of importing and selling 25m worth of cocaine and sentenced to twentythree years in prison. Now, at the age of sixtynine, his daytoday life may have become more wholesomebut his outlook is just as youthful and carefree. Billy has the agility of a young dog and his energy is contagious, says German director Francisco Sendino who was struck by Billys vitality. This film project captures both the misdeeds of Billys youth and the exuberant activities that separate him from his peers, which includes rolling joints, pumping weights, training lifeguards and modellingall while sporting a widebrimmed cowboy hat and a diamond physique. With a steady push he maneuvers the ocean of life, says the Berlinbased director. Its hard to say where the thrust comes from but it seems to be charged by a positive energy that sits deep within him.
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