First Major Feature Film About Marathon Running

For Immediate Release

Spirit Of The Marathon
First Major Feature Film About Marathon Running
Launching In New Zealand On March 19

Iconic New Zealanders Showcased

Four years in the making, SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON is the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the marathon, the famed 42.2 kilometer running event.

Filmed on four continents, the movie brings together a diverse cast of marathon luminaries, and great and ordinary athletes alike. It particularly follows six unique runners as they train for and run the Chicago Marathon. As the six stories unfold, we are drawn in to their personal dramas as well as the larger landscape of the global marathon movement.

More than a sports movie, SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON is an inspirational journey of perseverance and personal triumph. It is a spectacle of beauty and tremendous power that will be embraced by runners and non-runners alike.

SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON is in cinemas nationwide March 19. Special gala openings will also take place on March 12 at the Reading Cinema in Queenstown, March 18 at the Paramount in Wellington (contact details and special rates listed below).

To celebrate the New Zealand launch of SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON, producer Jon Dunham and associate producer Melissa Leggett have traveled to New Zealand to appear in person at several galas. They are available for interviews from 9 March – 21 March. Please contact Trigger Marketing and Publicity for interviews. New Zealanders Kathrine Switzer and Roger Robinson can be reached on 04-973-1800, or by contacting Trigger.

People in running don’t let any grass grow under their feet! While in Queenstown, Dunham and Leggett will also compete in the 50 km mountain bike race of the famed Motatapu Icebreaker on March 14 and Robinson and Switzer will be race announcers.

ALSO FEATURING:

Rod Dixon’s New York City Marathon triumph
Kathrine Switzer under attack during the Boston Marathon
The Running Professor, Roger Robinson of Wellington

PLUS
World record breaker Paula Radcliffe
Unforgettable scenes from Kenya, Japan and New York City
The greatest in-race footage ever of a 40,000-runner marathon

SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON gala screening:
18 March: gala launch, Paramount Theatre, Wellington, 6:30PM
Tickets on sale now!
(Info and discount rates on group bookings: kate@paramount.co.nz or 04 384 4488

For more information on SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON:
www.marathonmovie.com
www.rialtodistribution.com

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