A new documentary on the history of the Boston Marathon is premiering in April
A portion of each ticket sold to the world premiere will benefit Martin's Park, the proposed park for Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard.
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More than three years after it was first announced by the Boston Athletic Association, a new documentary examining the 120-year history of the Boston Marathon will hold its world premiere at the Boch Center Wang Theatre on April 15, according to a press release.
The film is being billed as “the first feature-length documentary film about the history of the iconic Boston Marathon.”
Boston — The Documentary was directed and produced by filmmaker/marathoner Jon Dunham, who previously directed two other documentaries about marathoners. The BAA gave Dunham and Academy Award-nominated producer Megan Williams exclusive documentary rights to the organization’s photo, video, and memorabilia archives.
“This has been an incredibly special film to make,” Dunham said in the release, which was issued by John Hancock, the documentary’s title sponsor. “I am honored to have been entrusted with telling this epic story. We look forward to this very special premiere event and to sharing Boston with the world.”
A portion of every ticket sold will support the creation of Martin’s Park, a proposed park in the Fort Point neighborhood named in honor of Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings.
You can buy tickets to the film’s premiere beginning Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. on the Boch Center website.
The premiere will also include a live performance of the film’s score by Emmy Award-winning conductor Jeff Beal and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. WBZ-TV, a presenting sponsor of the film, will broadcast live from the theater from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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