2DIE4, the debut feature from Brazilian filmmakers Salomão and André Abdala (the Abdala Brothers), follows Brazilian racer Felipe Nasr as he competes in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Following an earlier exclusive release on IMAX screens, the racing documentary will embark on an Academy Award-qualifying theatrical run, opening June 19 at the Laemmle Newhall in Los Angeles before expanding to North American theaters.
Seven years in the making, 2DIE4 follows Brazilian racing champion Felipe Nasr (and three-time ISA Rolex Daytona 24 winner) as he competes in a real race, placing audiences inside his cockpit through revolutionary first-person sound design and cinematography.
Winner of the 2025 Motor Sports Film Award for Best Documentary Feature, the film was captured using Panavision’s legendary Sphero 65 lenses, the same lenses used by Christopher Nolan on Tenet and Oppenheimer.
Considered one of the shortest films to pursue a Best Documentary Feature nomination in decades, the 61-minute IMAX documentary is captured using proprietary “Expanded Anamorphic” techniques.
2DIE4 is being released by AB2 Media Group and its theatrical releasing division Abramorama, in association with Theorem Media,
“After the extraordinary response from audiences who experienced 2DIE4 in IMAX, we knew this film had a life beyond the specialized format it was built for,” said Karol Martesko-Fenster, CEO & President, AB2 Media Group / Abramorama. “An Oscar qualifying run is the natural next step — and we believe the Academy’s documentary branch will recognize what the Abdala Brothers have achieved here. This is not a conventional film by any measure.”
Watch the official trailer for 2DIE4 above.
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