Long awaited is an understatement for the release of the film The Game Changers. We first heard of the film back in February 2018, and with its European premiere announced to be not long after that, we were expecting to have seen it many months ago. Seventeen months on we hear the news that we can finally all get a chance to see it at its 'Global' premiere on 16th September. Better still for us, the premiere is making it to our Cornish shores, along with dozens of other venues across the country. Tickets are now on sale.
Why are we so hyped about this film? Well it is a film that is pushing in a completely different direction to most other films so far that have extolled the virtues of a plant based diet. Cowspiracy, What The Health, Earthlings; they have all had a massive affect in promoting and demonstrating why a plant based vegan diet is holistically advantageous. The Game Changers takes this to a different level; literally, with a roll call of top sporting names who have reached the peak of their performance through a plant based diet and without the animal protein myth being held up as a necessity in order to do so. Top of their game winners included in the film are Lewis Hamilton and recent repeat Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic. Sadly Fiona Oakes, British distance runner and four times world marathon record holder, didn't make the final edit whilst Tim Shieff, once Ninja Warrior winner and freerunner star, has presumably been edited out due to his decision since the shooting of the film to abandon his vegan lifestyle amid personal claims it hindered his performance. I guess we will all be watching the result of that one closely.
As fairly active people ourselves, and long term vegans, we have a particular interest in The Game Changers. Although far from elite in our sporting endeavours, we'd like to think that our diet choice has at least contributed to what activities we do attempt, especially in our slightly more advanced years. I'm prone to deciding to go for a reasonably lengthy run at times without a huge amount of training beforehand (like the day I decided to run the whole 17 miles of the Camel Trail just because). There is no doubt that mental attitude has a lot to do with it but how much is diet a factor too? It seems that The Game Changers may offer a whole lot of scientifically researched answers to that question and more.
The Game Changers also offers another platform for well known and respected vegans to promote the benefits of a plant based diet and, in this case, in a very dramatic and powerful way. It would be extremely hard for long term doubters to argue that you couldn't survive and thrive on a plant based diet when you have world champion sportsmen and women facing you down!
For details on how to get your hands on tickets, check out The Game Changers website but be quick as it seems it is going to be a one night wonder on 16th September. Venues are listed for the whole of the UK with the only offering in Cornwall at the time of writing being at the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay (luckily for us only 5 miles away but we would have travelled for this one!). There is mention of Wadebridge and St Austell viewings (confusingly listed as St Austell, Newquay on the site!) but as of yet the only tickets that you can seem to purchase are for the Newquay viewing. Of course we have already got ours for the best seats in the house! See you there!
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