Dabei wird er von Grigori Rodtschenkow unterstützt. Die zweite Hälfte handelt von Rodtschenkows Rolle im russischen Staatsdoping. Zusammen mit Sam Wolfson entwickelte und schrieb er das Theaterstück Jewtopia, eine Off-Broadway-Komödie. For Icarus director Bryan Fogel, winning the Oscar for Best Documentary in March by no means marked the end of his awards season run. The ruthless worlds of international sports and politics rarely collide as spectacularly on screen as they do in Bryan Fogel’s thriller that is sure to set off convulsions of controversy.While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Icarus is a 2017 American documentary film by Bryan Fogel, which chronicles Fogel's exploration of the option of doping to win an amateur cycling race and happening upon a major international doping scandal when he asks for the help of Grigory Rodchenkov, the head of the Russian anti-doping laboratory.
BEVERLY HILLS – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that “Icarus,” the 2018 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature, had been stripped of its award and been issued a four-year ban from the Oscars ceremony after its writer and director Bryan Fogel tested positive for banned substances. All Rights Reserved. Yet, according to scattered reports, Fogel’s A sample came back positive for erythropoietin, testosterone, corticosteroids, and human growth hormone, all substances that appear on the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited Substances and Methods list.In a year marred by scandals at all levels, the positive test comes at a precarious time for the film industry. BEVERLY HILLS – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that “Icarus,” the 2018 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature, had been stripped of its award and been issued a four-year ban from the Oscars ceremony after its writer and director Bryan Fogel tested positive for banned substances.AMPAS President John Bailey confirmed the news in a press conference at the Academy Headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, late “The Academy prides itself on a system that awards films based on achievements earned fairly by all of those competing,” Bailey announced from his prepared remarks. Bailey announced that the Academy would begin exploring options for out of production drug testing for all filmmakers but refused to elaborate on any specific measures the Academy would take in that pursuit.With the 2018 film season already in full swing, many in the industry fear that Fogel’s positive test could weaken already-lowered audience confidence in films entering wide release.