Filmmaker Drea Cooper on Capturing Rory McIlroy’s 14 Years Road to Glory (PRIME VIDEO)

Filmmaker Drea Cooper on Capturing Rory McIlroy’s 14 Years Road to Glory (PRIME VIDEO)

Author: Janice Malone, Film Festival Radio, Bleav March 28, 2026 Duration: 19:41
Emmy Award-winning director Dreya Cooper. chats about his new sports documentary -- 'Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait' premiering March 30, 2026 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The film is built around the dramatic final round of the 2025 Masters and unfolding hole by hole, the film is a cinematic battle between man and course, revealing why sport is never just sport, but myth played out in real time.

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