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‘WONDERKID can change attitudes’
- Updated: November 25, 2016
The director of a new film that depicts the struggle of a gay footballer has told Sky Sports News HQ that he hopes the movie can help change attitudes towards homophobia in the game.
Rhys Chapman is the creator of ‘WONDERKID’, which will be screened on Sky Sports 1 HD at 10.15pm on Friday, immediately after the live Sky Bet Championship match between Barnsley and Nottingham Forest.
This weekend, clubs and players from the Premier League, EFL and Premiership Rugby are among those who will wear Rainbow Laces in support of Stonewall’s campaign fighting homophobia in sport.
Chapman says the aim of his short film is to shine light on a fiercely-debated issue in the British game, which has had no openly gay footballers playing at a professional level since Justin Fashanu came out in 1990. He believes WONDERKID can contribute to an environment in which top-level players can feel safe to come out.
“I love football and I wanted to make a film about a footballer, and this seemed like the one key issue facing football, so it was the perfect thing to build the character’s struggle around,” Chapman told Sky Sports News …
