2026 Sarasota Film Festival
96 lbs. of Dynamite
Screenings
- Thu, Apr 16, 6:00 PM EDT• Suncoast Technical College
Born with a rare genetic disorder, he wasn't expected to live more than six weeks. Five decades later, he keeps doing the unexpected. The illuminating portrait of a man who first gets your attention with his appearance, and then grabs your heart with his soul.
Directed by Loren Goldfarb, Ed Coughlin (co-direct0r)
Synopsis
Born with a rare genetic disorder, he wasn’t expected to live more than six weeks. And when director Loren Goldfarb first spotted Chad “Shorty” McDaniel at a pool hall in Florida, he figured the guy in the motorized wheelchair with tiny arms and legs couldn’t be that good. Then he saw him play…by the end of that grueling day, Chad had beaten six opponents and earned a spot in one of the game’s top amateur tournaments. Following Chad in the months leading up to the big event and traveling with him out West, 96 lbs. of Dynamite explores the myriad obstacles life with brittle bone disease (Osteogenesis Imperfecta) presents, and how one man from humble roots encounters low expectations and discrimination with wit, grit, and determination and introduces us to the world of a man who first gets your attention with his appearance, and then grabs your heart with his soul.
In Attendance: Director Loren Goldfarb