{"id":188197,"date":"2021-05-06T23:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=102227"},"modified":"2021-05-06T23:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T21:00:15","slug":"everything-in-between-the-race-to-the-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/everything-in-between-the-race-to-the-rugby-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Everything In Between\u2019 \u2013 The Race to the Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018Everything In Between\u2019 a film that documents Ron Rutland and James Owens\u2019 epic 20 000km bicycle trip from London, across Europe and Asia to the 2019 Rugby World Cup, will screen on Showmax and SuperSport in May.<\/p>\n

Some two years in the making, the documentary was co-produced by Andrew King and Greg Fell from Cape Town production house, Fell + Co. It not only delves deep into the fortitude (both physical and mental) it took to pedal across 27 countries, but also provides an inspirational exploration of human connections that transcend all cultural differences.<\/p>\n

What started as a rather simple, but very ambitious, plan of transporting \u2013 by bicycle \u2013 the match whistle for the opening game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, turned into an epic saga. \u201cThis film tells one of the great stories of human endeavour and sport for good, and is a fantastic tribute to Ron, James and the people they met during their Race to Rugby World Cup 2019,\u201d commented Alan Gilpin, Chief Executive Officer of World Rugby.<\/p>\n

Set to the backdrop of some of Eastern Europe and Western Asia\u2019s most spectacular and rarely-seen landscapes and overlaid with music by international composers, Jason Tse (Hong Kong) and Nathaniel Edgar (Canada), as well as tracks from local South African artists Wild Eastern Arches and Alice Phoebe Lou, the endearing tales of Rutland and Owens\u2019 encounters with the local peoples will resonate with a broad audience.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the journey \u2013 as with most of Rutland\u2019s epic endeavours \u2013 was about far more than \u2018just\u2019 delivering the match whistle. The expedition, billed as \u2018The Race to the Rugby World Cup\u2019 helped raise over R2,000,000 for the official RWC charity, Child Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor World Rugby, being part of this great Rugby World Cup adventure with the support of our friends at DHL was the perfect way to raise awareness of the wonderful work that Child Fund are doing through the Pass It Back program, using rugby and its values to teach life skills in disadvantaged communities,\u201d Gilpin added.<\/p>\n

Elliott Santon, Head of Global Sponsorships at DHL, the company that commissioned the film, echoed Gilpin\u2019s sentiments. \u201cIt was a journey that not only engaged and connected so many different cultures from around the world, but also helped raise awareness and recognize the incredible difference the \u2018Child Fund Pass It Back\u2019 program delivers,\u201d he said. \u201cDHL are very proud of be a part of this epic journey!\u201d<\/p>\n

For the Fell + Co team, the philosophy on projects such as these is always to keep it as authentic as possible, and this comes through in the raw, un-scripted documentary style of the film. \u201cSure, the rugby audience has been starved of content,\u201d said Greg Fell, \u201cbut we wanted to make a film that didn\u2019t appeal only to them, so having it on a premium network with a VOD platform was always part of the plan for us. We\u2019re excited to have it screen on both Showmax and SuperSport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Fell viewers can expect a grand celebration of life from the film\u2026 \u201cThe expedition was a mega adventure and that\u2019s not necessarily what everyone is going to go out and do, but if you really want something badly enough \u2013 as much as Ron wanted to get that whistle to the World Cup \u2013 you can make it happen. Ron inspires people to expand their own universe.\u201d In addition, the film is also the start of an exciting time for Fell + Co. in the sports documentary space and they currently have various similar projects in the works with some premium brand partners.<\/p>\n

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