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On Sept. 28, Nash's debut film, "Into the Wind," will air on ESPN. And while he's not expecting it'll make Fox the same folk hero in the U.S. as he is in Canada, he hopes his legend does spread.

"We're not foolish enough to think America's going to drop everything, because obviously it's a country with a lot going on," Nash said to laughs after a screening of the documentary Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

"It would just be great if the film could help Terry inspire people like he inspired me."

The 51-minute documentary airs in Canada on Sept. 19 on TSN2 and Sept. 30 on CTV.

Among those in the audience for the emotional documentary's premiere -- which had many audience members in tears -- was Canadian director Jason Reitman, whom Nash later cited as one of the filmmakers he admires.

http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=333629

"I remember being a six-year-old boy and waking up every morning and rushing to the TV to see where Terry was that day," Nash has said. "To see his face hiding the pain and to hear his words disguising the sacrifice was as motivating and as educational an experience as I've ever had." Judging from Into the Wind, Nash has the potential for a second career in filmmaking. This is your chance to see him at the start.

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/intothewind


Side note: Next up from Nash is a documentary about Pele, followed by a yet-to-be-named full-length feature film.