The tragic boat accident in 2009, which claimed that the former football player in South Florida will bleach and ex-T-Rampa Buccaneer’s teammates Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith are now being depicted on the screen of the surviving Nick Schuyler.
The new documentary ”Four down“Is based on Schuyler’s best -selling memoir 2010” Not without Hope “, which describes his rescue at sea in the Gulf of Mexico. Schuyler was found close to death 43 hours after the accident and held on to the motor attachment on the enclosed ship 70 km offshore. Oscar -Nominated Steven Cantor leads the hybrid documentary, which includes re -entry sequences with US Coast Guard members and officers. “Four Down” is Executive produced of Mark Wahlberg and Snoop Dogg.
The film Includes interviews with Schuyler, members of the NFL community and the US Coast Guard, which were involved in the massive search and rescue effort. The function was filmed on site in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa, Florida and at Lantica Studios in the Dominican Republic. “Four Down” will have its world premiere as the opening feature on April 24 at the Sunscreen Film Festival in Clearwater, Florida, where the story is canceled.
“On behalf of Nick Schuyler and his family, and our entire producing team, I would like to thank Tony Armer and Sunscreen Film Festival for honoring us with its choice of opening night,” said Schuyler’s agent and Prix Productions Managing Partner and “Four Down” producer Rick French in an official statement. “This story developed in front of the world’s eyes for several days in Clearwater, so this is where we wanted our premiere to be held. It will enable families and friends to meet and celebrate life for Marquis, Corey and Will, while recognizing the hero of St. Petersburg Sector’s coast guard.
The opening evening’s screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the filmmakers, giving the audience an exclusive behind the scenes insights about making the documentary.
“Four Down” is produced by director Cantor and Jamie Schutz from Stick Figure Productions, French of Prix Productions and Stanley Buchtal and David Koh from Dakota Media Group. Schuyler, Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Archie plaster of unrealistic ideas, Snoop Dogg and Sara Ramaker from Death Row Pictures, and Gala Films Eric Schiermeyer and Jonathan Hazeldine Executive Produce.
Gala Film, a leading Web3 Entertainment Company, funded the $ 5 million documentary. Schuyler’s memoir “Not Without Hope” also gets an upcoming story version, with Josh Duhamel and Zachary Levi starring. Dwayne Johnson and Miles Teller were both previously attached to other iterations of the adaptation.
“Four Down” premiere at the Sunscreen Film Festival April 24 as a sales title. Check out the trailer below.
