Charged is a feature length documentary film about eduardo garcia and his recovery and survival after being shocked by 2400 volts of electricity. He is known as the bionic chef because he cooks with a prosthetic left arm, the result of an accident while hunting in 2011. What happens when 2400 volts of electricity bolt through your body chef eduardo garcia barely survived a runin with an electric fence. The 2018 program will be online in august 2017 program. However, this documentary about an adventurous hero is all the more. Charged tells the story of the caregiver and the value of that role in the recovery process.
Near death, alone and miles from help, eduardo got up and took his first step towards what would ultimately be years of recovery and rehabilitation. We end up appreciating his charisma and marveling at his resilience without ever seeing him as a paragon. Charged, which opened this years santa barbara international film festival, tells the story of a chef who was hit with 2,400 volts of electricity and survived the freak accident. Be the first to watch, comment, and share indie trailers, clips, and featurettes. Eduardo garcia born 1981 is an american celebrity chef and the cofounder of montana mex. After a traumatic electrical injury eduardo became an amputee and is the subject of a feature length documentary film called charged. Charged with 2400 volts of electricity, eduardo garcia lost an arm, ribs, muscle mass and nearly his life, but more important than what he lost is what he found. Charged chronicles the lifechanging journey of chef and outdoorsman eduardo garcia after being shocked by 2400 volts of electricity in a freak accident while hiking in the remote back country of.
This part of the story line was so validating for me it made me cry. Awardwinning documentary of a man electrocuted by 2400 volts of electricity in a montana forest and his expartners help in his miraculous recovery. Chef eduardo garcia went for a hike in montana and was shocked with 2400 volts of electricity when he touched a dead bear. Eduardo garcia, known as the bionic chef, has recovered from a terrifying neardeath experience that left him with electrical burn scars and a hook for a left hand. In 2011, chef eduardo garcia was shocked with 2400 volts of electricity in a freak incident deep in montanas. Charged never simplifies eduardos nature or the key relationships in his life. Download the today app for the latest coverage on the coronavirus.
He lost an arm, ribs, muscle mass, and nearly his life, but more. The eduardo garcia story 2017 charged is a feature length documentary film. The french revolution was a watershed event in modern european history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of napoleon bonaparte. The eduardo garcia story would be too much if they were the product of a screenwriter. He has been professionally cooking for 20 years and travelled the world as a chef on private yachts. But the emotional challenges prove more difficult than the physical. Eduardo garcia born 1981 is an american celebrity chef and the cofounder of montana mex, a mexican food company. Chef eduardo garcia is the cofounder of the food brand montana mex, is the subject of a feature length documentary charged and is the presenter of a series of outdoor. Whats coming to netflix, hulu, and amazon prime in february 2018. To every person who has ever been in a caregiver role, watch this movie. Returning to nature and the kitchen, as well as finding ways to give back, help garcia heal. With eduardo garcia, jennifer jane, manuel garcia, eugenio garcia. The eduardo garcia story is on netflix, and get news and updates, on. This film, most aptly name irreplaceable in its native french, tells us.
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