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Synopsis. While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, Bryan Fogel, an American filmmaker and high-level amateur cyclist, connects with Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov, the director of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory.
Icarus. The Dissident. Jewtopia. Website. bryanfogel.com. Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary Icarus, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.
Aug 4, 2017 · Icarus: Directed by Bryan Fogel. With Bryan Fogel, Dave Zabriskie, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov. When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
- (55K)
- Documentary, Sport
- Bryan Fogel
- 2017-08-04
When Academy Award Winning Director Bryan Fogel set out to make ICARUS he had one goal: to examine how easy it is to get away with doping in professional sports. Instead, he was connected to a Russian doctor-turned-whistleblower, Grigory Rodchenkov.
Producer: Icarus. Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary Icarus, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Aug 4, 2017 · “Icarus” starts as a first-person investigation of doping in sports—a sort of “Super Dope Me” if you will—in which director Bryan Fogel, an amateur cyclist, tries to game the system in the same way that Lance Armstrong did for years. Fogel begins a drug routine, injecting PEDs, testosterone, and who knows what else into his thighs ...
Sep 3, 2022 · Director Bryan Fogel with Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov. Some of the chemist’s diaries sit on the table. Orwell Films. The film follows Rodchenkov as the scientist copes with two preoccupations –...