‘Melania’ Producer, Martin Sorrell to Make FIFA-Approved World Cup Documentary

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British media executive Martin Sorrell of S4 Capital is teaming up with Fernando Sulichin, a producer on the notorious Melania documentary, for a feature documentary on the 2026 World Cup made with the “collaboration and support” of soccer world governing body FIFA.

The doc, Chasing the Dream, will, according to the official pitch, provide an “intimate and unexpected perspective” on the world’s most popular sporting tournament. The film will go out on Disney+ worldwide.

Monks Film, a specialized production arm of Sorrell’s digital marketing company Monks, a subsidiary of S4 Capital, will produce Chasing the Dream together with Sulichin’s New Element Media. Pablo E. Bossi, producer of the Argentinian soccer doc Muchachos, which looked at Argentine fans worldwide celebrating the national team’s 2022 World Cup win in Qatar, is also on board.

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