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Scottish film director Kevin Macdonald is going to be making a documentary on Eliud Kipchoge's plans to break the two-hour barrier for 26.2 miles
Eliud Kipchoge is the marathon world record holder with a time of 2:01:39. In October in Vienna he will be attempting to run the first sub two hour time for 26.2 miles. It won’t count as a world record, however since it is being run as a time trial but still the feat would be off the charts.
Kevin Macdonald is expected to land in Kenya soon. While in the country, he will be taken around by filmmakers associated with Ginger Ink, who is known for producing some of Kenya's award-winning movies like 'Supa Modo' and 'Nairobi Half Life'. The two movies by Ginger Ink have been submitted for the Oscars.
The Eliud Kipchoge documentary, which will be shot in Iten, is funded by Britain’s billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.
Ratcliffe founded chemicals group INEOS and is estimated by London-based Sunday Times Rich List to be worth 21 billion pounds (25.5 billion US).
Ratcliffe was born in Failsworth, Lancashire. He studied chemical engineering and got his first job at oil company Esso.
He started making his fortune by mortgaging his house in 1992 to finance a buyout of a BP chemicals business and formed INEOS in 1998.
Today his fortune is valued at 21 billion pounds, and in May 2018, he was named the richest person in the UK.
Macdonald is known for shooting captivating documentaries. He worked with the film production team Altitude, who created a 2018 documentary based on Whitney Houston's life and death.
This was the first Whitney Houston documentary to be officially authorised by the estate and includes never-before-seen footage of Houston, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances and interviews with luminaries like Clive Davis.
He said, "The story that is never told about Whitney is just how brilliant she was as an artiste. By many measures, she had the greatest voice of the last 50 years. She changed the way pop music was sung, bringing it back full circle to its blues and gospel roots."
He plans on doing an equally exciting documentary on Eluid Kipchoge.
(08/20/2019) Views: 2,007 ⚡AMP
 This sounds like an exciting project. Can’t wait to see the final result. 8/20 9:22 am |
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