EXCLUSIVE:011filmsandVenturelandare partnering on what promises to be the definitive documentary on undisputed world heavyweight boxing championOleksandr Usyk.
The southpaw from Shypyntsi, Ukraine coincidentally shares a birthday January 17 with the late Muhammad Ali.
When we connected via video call, I was at a restaurant with friends.
Heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk011films/Ventureland
I stepped outside to join the conversation…
He became like a brother to me, part of my family.
011filmsDavide Sordellaand VenturelandsJohn Battsekare producing the Usyk documentary alongside Benedetti.
Boxer Oleksandr Usyk (left) with director Pablo Benedetti001films/Ventureland
Oleksandr Usyk hearkens back to the golden era of heavyweight Champions, Battsek noted.
No fuss, no BS, just rock-solid top level unparalleled boxing skills.
Their second production,Corazones de Mujer, premiered at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival.
Additional credits include the 2019 sports documentaryEl Numero Nueve, about Argentinean footballer Gabriel Batistuta.
Among Venturelands recent credits areWham!,The Rescue, andThe Deepest Breath.
