Millennium Entertainment is proud to announce the iTunes debut of director Paul Crowder’s documentary feature film “1”, the exhilarating true story of the rise of Formula One narrated by Golden Globe nominee Michael Fassbender (SHAME), written by Mark Monroe and produced by Exclusive Media’s CEO and Co-Chairman Nigel Sinclair and Michael Shevloff of Flat-Out Films, along with Diamond Docs.
“1” will exclusively debut on iTunes on October 1, 2013 for one week. Millennium will release the film on all VOD platforms beginning October 11th.
Featuring never-before-seen archive footage and the most impressive list of Formula 1 interviewees ever assembled, including world champions Sir Jackie Stewart, Mario Andretti, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel, “1” tells the story of the golden age of Formula 1, when the sport became terrifyingly dangerous and the drivers were like rock stars with charisma and raw talent, but with many of them paying the ultimate price.
“1” thrilled fans of Formula One when it screened at the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX™ in Austin, Texas as part of a special presentation by SXSW Film Festival and The Circuit of The Americas (CoTA).
The release of the documentary film follows hot on the heels of the theatrical release of Ron Howard’s highly anticipated epic Formula 1 feature RUSH, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. RUSH is produced and financed by Exclusive Media and Cross Creek Pictures with Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Brian Grazer, and Revolution Films. The film will have its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before being released by Universal Pictures in the US on September 20th, 2013.
“1” is directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Paul Crowder, whose credits include Spitfire Pictures’ AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO and THE LAST PLAY AT SHEA, and ESPN Films’ ONCE IN A LIFETIME. Award winning editor Crowder’s credits include the Sundance Film Festival documentary hits SOUND CITY, RIDING GIANTS, for which Crowder received the A.C.E. award for Best Edited documentary, and DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS, winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. The latter two films were released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics.
The film is written by Mark Monroe, Paul Crowder’s longtime creative partner, who wrote the Oscar winning documentary THE COVE and THE TILLMAN STORY. Monroe also collaborated with Sinclair and Crowder on AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO and THE LAST PLAY AT SHEA.
Producer Nigel Sinclair is a noted feature film and documentary filmmaker having won two Grammy’s for NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN and FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH as well as an Emmy Award for GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD. He was also nominated for a BAFTA for both BOB DYLAN and GEORGE HARRISON and nominated for a Grammy for AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO.
The film is also produced in partnership with Emmy Award winning producer Michael Shevloff’s new film company Flat-Out Films.