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THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE PARALYMPICS.

A STORY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE.

CREATED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT DISABILITY EQUALITY THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORT.

2020

Promotional poster for Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix showing Paralympic athlete Ellie Cole, a swimmer whose leg ends above the knee, floating underwater.

RISING PHOENIX

Netflix Original Documentary "Rising Phoenix" tells the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Games. From the rubble of World War II to the third biggest sporting event on the planet, the Paralympics sparked a global movement which continues to change the way the world thinks about disability, diversity and human potential.

Distributed on Netflix globally and ByteDance in China, winning two Emmy awards and sparking a global conversation: 400M impressions across more than 70 countries.
Promotional poster for Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix showing Paralympic athlete Ellie Cole, a swimmer whose leg ends above the knee, floating underwater.
Promotional image for the Equal Too podcast. The podcast is hosted by Sophie Morgan, a wheelchair user with long blonde hair. She is seen smiling, wearing a white top. The title of the podcast is shown in bold black text over a yellow 'equals' sign.

2021

Promotional image for the Equal Too podcast. The podcast is hosted by Sophie Morgan, a wheelchair user with long blonde hair. She is seen smiling, wearing a white top. The title of the podcast is shown in bold black text over a yellow 'equals' sign.

EQUAL TOO

Produced in partnership with P&G Studios, "Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality" is a groundbreaking six-part podcast series designed to shine a light on the biggest challenges faced by the disabled community and what it will take to achieve equality globally. The conversation charts the big themes that need to change, from laws and legislation to the power of the image.

Starring guests including Jameela Jamil, Michael Johnson and RJ Mitte.

2024

Rising Phoenix returnS FOR THE PARIS PARALYMPICS

Promotional image for a podast. The hosts Michael Johnson and Matt Stutzman are stood side by side, smiling. In bold white text above them are the words What Does It Take?

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

What does it really take to become an elite Paralympian? To be the strongest, the fastest, the most fearless - to not just defy expectations, but shatter them entirely.

In this new podcast, Paralympic silver medallist Matt “The Armless Archer” Stutzman and Olympic legend Michael Johnson interview 8 incredible Paralympians as they prepare for this summer’s Paralympic Games.
Promotional image for Road to Tokyo. Female sprinter Femita Ayanbeku is running at full speed with a running blade on her right leg, below the knee.

ROAD TO TOKYO

Follow the stories of 12 elite Para athletes from 11 countries and the International Paralympic Committee as they battle Covid-19 to stage the Tokyo Games – a unique insight into one of the most extraordinary sporting events in history.

A NEW REVOLUTION (W/T) – BEHIND THE SCENES

A glimpse behind the scenes on the making of upcoming feature documentary "Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution" (w/t). In partnership with P&G Studios, this production pushes for diverse representation in front of and behind the camera, with half of the crew identifying as Disabled.
Théo Curin, a Paralympic swimmer who has had four limbs amputated, is wearing a blue jacket and looking up at a marble statue of a muscular, male figure. The right arm of the statue has broken off below the shoulder.

RISING PHOENIX:
A NEW REVOLUTION (W/T)

Directed by Sheridan O'Donnell and produced in partnership with P&G Studios, upcoming feature documentary "Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution" (working title) aims to ignite a global conversation on disability equality. Currently in post production, release date TBC.

2026

Promotional image for the podcast What Does It Take? The host of the show Matt Stutzman is in his garage with a gold medal and a pair of headphones around his neck.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE? SERIES #2

From his garage in Iowa, Paralympic gold medallist and “Armless Archer” Matt Stutzman has open, unguarded conversations with some of the Paralympic Winter Games’ most remarkable athletes and ambassadors — one athlete to another — about what it really takes to get to the Games.

As the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games approach, Paralympic gold medallist Matt Stutzman returns for a second series of What Does It Take? Matt sits down with Paralympic winter athletes and Milano Cortina 2026 ambassadors to hear first-hand what it takes to do what they do and their hopes and aspirations for Milano Cortina 2026, taking place on the 50 year anniversary of the Paralympic Winter Games.
Promotional image for the podcast What Does It Take? The host of the show Matt Stutzman is in his garage with a gold medal and a pair of headphones around his neck.

2026

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES TO MILANO CORTINA.

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