Steelers joins Prime Video’s collection of exclusive sports documentaries and docuseries including Everybody’s Game, All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, All or Nothing: Manchester City, Andy Murray: Resurfacing, The Test, Take Us Home: Leeds United and more. Zak Brilliant of Republic Film Distribution serves as Executive Producer. Ashton-Atkinson produced the film with support from fellow Australian journalist, Grace Tobin, and Steelers player, Jared Watmuff. The documentary is a directorial debut for Australian journalist and former Steelers player, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, who also wrote, filmed, edited and narrated the feature. If this helps one person who may be suffering with their mental health, or helps someone from the LGBTQ+ community feel like they belong, then making this film will have all been worth it." The fact that Prime Video will beam this documentary into homes across the UK is incredible. I hope this film inspires people to try something they may have been afraid of giving a go before. It's a story for anyone who has felt like they don't belong or isn't living the life they want to be living. “ I know Prime members in the UK and Ireland will be inspired by the personal stories within and the important issues it tackles.”Įammon Ashton-Atkinson, director of Steelers said “This story isn't just for rugby fans, or even gay people. “ Steelers is a frank, honest and uplifting documentary that shows how a shared community can provide hope and a sense of belonging,” said Martin Backlund, Head of Content, UK Prime Video. Through each character, Steelers shows how this inclusive rugby community has helped people overcome their struggles in ways they never would have imagined. This includes the gay female coach and former international player for Wales, Nic Evans, fighting misogyny in a male-dominated sport, the Birmingham rugby fanatic, Simon Jones, battling his own demons after recently coming out, and the wannabe drag queen, Andrew McDowell, who teaches viewers to live as the person they truly are.
The film follows three central characters, each confronting personal issues in their lives. Steelers is an emotional and heartwarming story, following the players and coach of the Kings Cross Steelers as they journey to overcome personal struggles and compete against 60 other gay clubs in the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam – the World Cup of gay rugby. LONDON, UK, 25th March 2021: Steelers, a new documentary which follows the world’s first gay and inclusive rugby club, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland on 16 April 2021.