Asif Kapadia has been tapped by Amazon’s Prime Video to direct a feature documentary on Roger Federer.
The Amy and Senna helmer and co-director Joe Sabia will capture Federer through the final 12 days of his celebrated pro tennis career. The documentary will exclusively stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
The feature film is a home video Federer never intended for public viewing, as he says goodbye to the game and his fans, according to a description. The doc will include interviews with tennis rivals and friends, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, with Federer offering access to his sports relationships.
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“Initially, the idea was to capture the final moments of my professional tennis career so that I could have it later on to show my family and friends,” Federer said in a statement. In 2022, Federer announced he was retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles over two decades.
“During my career, I tended to shy away from having cameras around me and my family, especially during important moments. But I didn’t see the harm in shooting this as it was never intended for the public,” the tennis icon added.
Kapadia is best known for documentaries like Amy, about the late Amy Winehouse, Senna and Diego Maradona. His debut fiction feature, The Warrior, starred the late Irrfan Khan. Kapadia was also the series director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything.
The untitled Roger Federer documentary is a Lafcadia Productions production. The film is produced by Kapadia and George Chignell.
