On May 23rd a new documentary on ABB FIA Formula E Championship shows how sport can have a meaningful social impact premieres’ at the Cannes Film Festival. The new Formula E documentary titled ‘And We Go Green’ will take viewers behind the scenes of the electric street racing series and highlighting the purpose of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship as a proving ground for electric technologies in a bid to combat climate change and air pollution.
Air Pollution is a global health hazard and bad outdoor air caused an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2016, about 90 percent of them in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. Given those estimates it would be nice for the public to see what initiatives are being done by Formula E.
Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Malcolm Venville, the highly-cinematic documentary ‘And We Go Green’ uses intimate character-driven storylines and unseen race footage from Jean-Eric Vergne’s championship-winning season.
In collaboration with Appian Way, Bloomfish Productions and RadicalMedia – ‘And We Go Green’ will screen at 18:45 on Thursday, May 23 at the Salle 60eme during the Cannes Film Festival.
See the ‘And We Go Green’ trailer below:
The following filmmakers and subjects from the documentary will be in attendance at Cannes – Fisher Stevens (Co-director), Malcolm Venville (Co-director), Leonardo DiCaprio (Producer and subject), Alejandro Agag (Executive Producer and Founder & CEO of Formula E), Jean-Eric Vergne (DS TECHEETAH driver), Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver), Sam Bird (Envision Virgin Racing driver), Andre Lotterer (DS TECHEETAH driver), Nelson Piquet Jr. (former Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver), Rick Yorn (Executive Producer), Jon Kamen (Executive Producer), Christopher St. John (Producer), Jennifer Davisson (Producer), Zara Duffy (Producer) and Gabriel Rhodes (Editor).
To watch the teaser trailer or to learn more about the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, visit – www.FIAFormulaE.com/AndWeGoGreen. You can also register for all the latest news and to be one of the first to watch the new feature-length Formula E documentary ‘And We Go Green’ on their site as well: https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/watch/andwegogreen.
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Source: Formula E, WHO, National Geographic, Cannes Film Festival
