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ElevateGenre: Sports/Recreation Release Date: 02/14/2012 Rating PG Production Year: 2011 Run Time: 83 mins Released By: New Video Group, Inc. Founded in part by Amadou Gallo Fall, who works in scouting and international affairs for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, the Seeds Academy is an unusual school in Senegal that recruits students based on both their academic abilities and their athletic skills. Along with providing a quality education, the school helps students find basketball scholarships at American schools, and successful graduates help other Seeds students use their talents to better their communities and earn a more promising future. Filmmaker Anne Buford offers a look into life at the Seeds Academy and its students in the documentary ELEVATE, as four young men from rural Senegal -- Assane, Aziz, Byago and Dethie -- leave their homes and make their way to the United States, where they must not only excel in school and on the basketball court in pursuit of a career in pro ball, but serve as unofficial ambassadors from Western Africa, countering the many negative stereotypes held against their people and their homeland. ELEVATE received its world premiere at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival. … more less -
More Than a GameGenre: Sports/Recreation Release Date: 02/02/2010 Rating PG Production Year: 2009 Run Time: 100 mins Released By: Lionsgate Cast: LeBron James Though Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is inarguably NBA royalty, this documentary chronicles his early rise to the crown with his high school career. MORE THAN A GAME focuses on James, as well as the four other members of Akron's "Fab Five," as they compete for a national high school championship in basketball. … more less -
Morning LightGenre: Sports/Recreation Release Date: 06/16/2009 Rating PG Production Year: 2008 Run Time: 98 mins Released By: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Cast: Chris Branning, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Chris Clark, Charlie Enright, Jesse Fielding The upbeat maritime documentary MORNING LIGHT is the brainchild of writer-director Mark Monroe and ocean-racing enthusiast Roy E. Disney. Under the watchful guidance of the former Disney exec, 15 young adults were given the chance of a lifetime to compete against the world's best sailors in a 2,500-mile open-ocean race from California to Hawaii (known as the TRANSPAC). The story follows their six months of intensive training, team selection, and a play-by-play of the race itself. Packed with fast-paced action and vibrant cinematography, the film is a stunning visual treat punched up by adventurous camera angles and gorgeous panoramic shots. While the setup of 15 participants hedges closely to reality-TV-style back-story format, MORNING LIGHT admirably avoids the pitfalls associated with that genre's focus on mean-spirited competition and backstabbing. Instead, the presentation is genuine and sincere, if at times a bit too earnest. But the film seems intent to win on its own terms: no artificially heightened sense of drama needed. Most remarkable is the unshakable camaraderie that's formed by these 15 high-spirited young men and women. As they perservere through great emotional and physical obstacles to overcome the treacherous high seas, their story offers an inspirational tale of sacrifice, teamwork, and sportsmanship. … more less -
NASCAR: The Imax ExperienceGenre: Sports/Recreation Release Date: 09/12/2006 Rating PG Production Year: 2004 Run Time: 48 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart NASCAR 3D: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE takes viewers behind the scenes at racetracks all around the country, placing the audience in the stands, on pit row, and even in the back seat of a car, showing the speed and glory, fear and fun that takes place at 38 races each year sponsored by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Directed by Simon Wincer, who previously made such popular movies as FREE WILLY and LONESOME DOVE, the film includes interviews with such driving stars as Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, and others. Wincer places a special IMAX camera in Jimmie Johnson's car to give movie-goers the feel of actually being in a race. The film also looks back at the history of race car driving, from bootleggers through the Petty family and more. Wincer used some 72 miles of film in the shooting, which also takes a close look at safety concerns and crashes as well as the care that goes into the building of each car. Drivers explain such terms as drafting, and Wincer follows race day as dedicated fans create a huge, unique, and family friendly community and the drivers get psyched up. From Daytona to Talladega, Martinsville to Chattanooga, NASCAR 3D takes viewers on a wild ride that puts them front and center in the fast-paced world of stock-car racing, America's most popular spectator sport. … more less -
Pumping IronGenre: Sports/Recreation Release Date: 06/06/2006 Rating PG Production Year: 1977 Run Time: 85 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu, Mike Katz, Ken Waller Behind-the-scenes bodybuilding activity is the theme of this semi-documentary on World Bodybuilding competition. When the film was first released, it became a surprisingly huge box office success, and helped to spawn the career of future Hollywood action superstar--and six-time Mr. Olympia--Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also features notable figures such as Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu, and Mike Katz. … more less -
Step Into LiquidGenre: Sports/Recreation Release Date: 04/20/2004 Rating PG Production Year: 2003 Run Time: 90 mins Released By: Artisan Entertainment Cast: Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Laird Hamilton, Rochelle Ballard With STEP INTO LIQUID, Dana Brown emerges from his legendary father's shadow and adds another classic film to the surf documentary canon. Son of hugely influential filmmaker Bruce Brown (THE ENDLESS SUMMER, ON ANY SUNDAY), Dana's debut as a writer/director is a gorgeously photographed tribute to surfing and the individuals who love it. Journeying all across to the world to show just how universally praised a sport--and lifestyle--surfing is, Brown uses his natural enthusiasm and humor to great effect, narrating the film with an infectious, breezy optimism. He presents a wide range of surfers, from superstars (Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton, Keala Kennelly) to amateurs, including an old man who hasn't missed a day of surfing in over 25 years.The locations include such unknown surf spots as Wisconsin, Texas, and even Ireland, to the more widely regarded waters of Hawaii, California, and Australia. Brown wisely saves the best for last, as a group of incredibly bold surfers journey out to sea to test out their skills on 60-foot-plus waves. But what makes STEP INTO LIQUID such a vital experience is its overall positive energy. This is a film that doesn't just celebrate surfing; it celebrates life. … more less
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