‘Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom’ & ‘The First Grader’ Producers Team For ‘Tether’, Biopic Of Blind Athlete Henry Wanyoike
Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Origin Pictures’ David Thompson, producer of Catherine The Great, The Woman In Gold and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, is teaming with Sixth Sense Productions’ Richard Harding (The First Grader) on feature sports biopic Tether, about celebrated blind athlete Henry Wanyoike.The film will tell the remarkable story of the promising Kenyan runner who was struck blind after complications from a mild stroke at just 21. Following a painful period, he joined a rehabilitation program, which helped him rekindle his passion for running.