Rugby Icon Jonah Lomu, Man United’s Peter Schmeichel Get Feature Docs From Dogwoof, Sylver Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
06.09.2022 - 11:13
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Manori Ravindran International Editor New Zealand rugby icon Jonah Lomu and former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel will be the subjects of two new documentaries from U.K.-based sales agent and distributor Dogwoof and Sylver Entertainment. The companies previously collaborated on “McEnroe,” a documentary about the tennis great John McEnroe, which was released in U.K. cinemas in July and premiered on Showtime on Sept. 2. As development financiers and executive producers on both projects, Dogwoof will be presenting the projects to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.
“Lomu” is centred on the late Jonah Lomu, one of the greatest rugby players of all time. Lomu was a Tongan/Kiwi warrior who could run 100 metres in under 11 seconds. He was the youngest All Black to put on the jersey and still holds the record for the most tries scored in World Cup history. The film about his life is being made with the cooperation of his family, and will trace Lomu’s humble beginnings to playing for the National Team to his battle with failing health.
A co-production between Sylver Entertainment and New Zealand-based Tahi Productions, the film will be directed by Gavin FitzGerald and co-directed by Vea Mafile’o. FitzGerald is an award-winning director whose credits include “Conor McGregor: Notorious” (2017), the highest grossing Irish documentary of all time, and “Liam Gallagher: As It Was” (2019), while Mafile’o is an award-winning director-producer whose feature documentary “For My Father’s Kingdom” had its world premiere at the Berlinale in 2019 alongside her short film documentary “Toa`ipuapuaga.” “Lomu” is produced by Victoria Barrell and Simon Lazenby for Sylver Entertainment, as well as Victoria
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