Ride with Larry (2013)

Ride with Larry puts a human face on the daytoday fight against Parkinsons through the story of Larry Smith a retired police captain now beloved smalltown baker After twenty years with Parkinsons Larry attempts to ride 300 miles across his state of South Dakota with the support of his family and community to show the power of keeping your body active and mind positive proving that the best cure is living life to its fullest The film follows Larry as attempts to push his limits and expand the boundary of possibilities for those with Parkinsons Weaved amongst his journey is an intimate portrait of Parkinsons illuminating the daytoday fight of those diagnosed their families and caretakers It is a film for all those stigmatized or mired in the darkness of illnesses without cures Larry and his wife Betty refuse to be defined by this diagnosis proving that sometimes the best cure is living life to its fullest