Film about F1 racer Senna didn't need any original footage

Filmmaker Asif Kapadia explains in this Guardian article how he didn't have to shoot one millimetre of film to get his documentary about the Brazilian racing icon Airton Senna done.

When I was given the opportunity to direct Senna, I decided the film had to work for audiences who disliked sport, or had never seen a Formula One race in their lives. It had to thrill and emotionally engage people who had never heard of Ayrton Senna. ...

I had a rule with the film: if we can't show it, we can't put it in. Fortunately, Senna was constantly followed by a camera at the height of his fame: whether it was Globo TV from Brazil, Fuji from Japan, his brother's VHS camera or the Formula One crews. Rather than shooting it, we scripted it and then sent word to our researchers in London, Japan and Rio to find the shots to fit.

Senna: Come drive with me


Here's the trailer:



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