Gardner doco to premiere in Melbourne
The documentary about the Wollongong Wiz is on the starting blocksWayne, the documentary about Australia’s first 500cc world champion Wayne Gardner, will premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) on Friday August 3.
Directed by Jeremy Sims, Wayne chronicles Gardner’s racing career, all the way from Wollongong to Monte Carlo – and how he conquered the world to become 500cc champion in 1987 and then tasted victory in the 1989 and 1990 Australian Grands Prix at Phillip Island – the first one firmly etched into the chronicles of Australian sporting history.
He also became a household name in Japan courtesy of his multiple victories in the Suzuka 8-Hour world endurance race.
In the 95-minute documentary, Gardner shares details of his professional and personal life, as do those who know or had known him – family, friends, sponsors, team mates and even rivals. There’s also an abundance of archival footage.
Wayne will also be shown at MIFF on August 5 before it begins screening all over Australia.
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