“Spirit of the Marathon” to Debut at Chicago Festival
Posted September 4th, 2007 at 5:58 PM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Movies
The full-length documentary film “Spirit of the Marathon” has been accepted to the Chicago International Film Festival and will have its world debut with back to back screenings on October 5, 2007.
Four years in the making, Spirit of the Marathon is the collaborative effort of three-time Academy Award winner Mark Jonathan Harris, Telly Award winner and marathon runner Jon Dunham and producer/marathoner Gwendolen Twist.
Billed as the first ever feature-length film to capture the essence, drama and unique spectacle of the famed 26.2-mile race, the production features five runners - three amateurs and two elites - as they train for and ultimately run the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
For more information, please visit: MarathonMovie.com
Via: Running USA
Photo: Production still courtesy of MarathonMovie.com
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Tags: chicago international film festival, chicago2007, documentary, gwendolen twist, jon dunham, lasalle bank chicago marathon, marathon movie, marathonmovie.com, mark jonathan harris, running documentary, running movie, spirit of the marathon
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