Q&A with Cynthia Hill, director of Prime Video's "Kyle Larson vs. The Double"

Cynthia Hill (left) alongside Katelyn Larson (right) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during production of "Kyle Larson vs. The Double". Kyle Larson won’t be making his third attempt at “The Double” this year, the near-mythical 1100-mile feat in American motorsports that sees the driver attempt to finish all 500 miles of the Indianapolis 500 and all 600 miles of the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte on the same day.

However, Prime Video has racing fans covered with the timely release of “Kyle Larson vs. The Double” on Thursday. The aptly-titled documentary clocks in around the 1 hour and 45 minute mark, chronicling Larson’s turbulent attempts in 2024 and 2025.

From his stunning practice run at Indy in 2024 and the complications brought on by a rain delay later that weekend to a 2025 attempt that left Larson and his fanbase heartbroken, critically acclaimed director Cynthia Hill and her team were there chronicling it all for an audience to eventually tune into. Hill, who directed “What Happened, Brittany Murphy? ” and “Burden of Proof” for HBO, made her own return to racing by directing this documentary for Prime Video after previously directing “Road To Race Day” in 2016, which was a well-received inside look at the Hendrick Motorsports operation run by the legendary Rick Hendrick and family.

She recently sat down with The Sporting Tribune for an exclusive Q&A ahead of the release of “Kyle Larson vs. The Double” to give readers an inside look at what they can expect. What was it about Kyle’s attempts at The Double that made you feel like this was a story worth telling?