Senna (Senna)
Special Screening
Asif Kapadia / Feature Documentary / United Kingdom / 2010 / 106 min / Color / 35 mm
In English, Portuguese / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Sports, Biography
MENA Premiere
Rated: Suitable for all audiences
Screenings
Synopsis
The epic true story of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest race car driver who ever lived. He exploded onto
the scene of Formula One racing in the mid 1980’s – a Brazilian in a predominantly European sport, a purist in a world polluted with backroom deals, a man of faith in an arena filled with cynicism – and in the process became a global icon.
The film "Senna" will be preceded by a screening of Matthew Brown's short film "The Hectometer".
The first screening of "Senna" will be followed by a Doha Talks session with the director Asif Kapadia.
About the Director
Asif Kapadia is known for his visually striking films exploring the lives of ‘outsiders’ living in timeless, extreme and unforgiving circumstances or landscapes. Kapadia’s first feature screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and “The Warrior” (2001), won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. “Senna” (2010), winner of the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2011, is the highest grossing British documentary of all time.
Credits
- Director
- Asif Kapadia
- Screenwriter
- Manish Pandey
- Producer
- James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
- Composer
- Antonio Pinto
- Sales Company
- Cinetic
- Distributor
- 4 Star Films