#RisingPhoenix global social party to celebrate film's release

Athletes and Para sports fans invited to watch Netflix movie about Paralympic Games together and share reactions using #RisingPhoenix 28 Aug 2020

Join the conversation globally using #RisingPhoenix

By IPC

A #RisingPhoenix social party to celebrate the ground-breaking Paralympics documentary launch will be held on Saturday (29 August) at 9 p.m. CEST. Athletes and their families, teams, coaches and friends; and Para sport fans around the world are invited to press play on Netflix at the same time and share their reactions to the film on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using #RisingPhoenix.

"It's as if I was trying to escape what happened. I run to escape."

Tweet #RisingPhoenix and join the global conversation about the @netflix documentary on 29 August.#WaitForTheGreats | @HTYTstories | @jbalaize
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 28, 2020

Featuring nine Paralympians from across the world, this cutting-edge movie tells the remarkable story of the Paralympic Games from the rubble of World War II until becoming the third biggest sporting event on the planet.

‘Rising Phoenix’ examines how the Paralympics have sparked a global movement throughout the decades and shows how it continues to change the way the world thinks about disability, excellence, diversity and human potential.

Bebe Vio (Italy), Ellie Cole (Australia), Jean-Baptiste Alaize (France), Matt Stutzman (USA), Jonnie Peacock (Great Britain), Cui Zhe (China), Ryley Batt(Australia), Ntando Mahlangu (South Africa) and Tatyana McFadden (USA) are the nine Paralympic athletes whose exceptional stories are depicted.

Rising Phoenix is an HTYT Films and Passion Pictures production in association with Ventureland and Misfits Entertainment.

The title track from the film ‘Rising Phoenix’, scored by Daniel Pemberton and performed by Krip Hop Nation, is available to download from all major online outlets.