Documentary on Big River Man Premieres at Sundance

Park City, 19 January - A documentary about Slovenian adventure swimmer Martin Strel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, US, on Friday. "Big River Man" follows Strel's record-breaking swim of the Amazon river in 2007, but also highlights environmental issues.

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The crew of a documentary on Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel, premiering at the Sundance festival of independent cinema.
Photo: Robert Poredos/STA

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The crew of a documentary on Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel, premiering at the Sundance festival of independent cinema.
Director John Maringoui (second from right).
Photo: Robert Poredos/STA

Park City, US
A documentary on Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel premieres at the Sundance festival of independent cinema.
Martin Strel (left), director John Maringoui (centre) and Slovenian MEP Lojze Peterle.
Photo: Robert Poredos/STA

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The crew of a documentary on Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel (pictured), premiering at the Sundance festival of independent cinema.
Photo: Robert Poredos/STA

Park City, US
The crew of a documentary on Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel, premiering at the Sundance festival of independent cinema.
Director John Maringoui (left) and Martin Strel (second from left).
Photo: Robert Poredos/STA

Park City, US
A documentary on Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel premieres at the Sundance festival of independent cinema.
Martin Strel (righ) and the acting Slovenian ambassador the US, Miriam Mozgan.
Photo: Robert Poredos/STA

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