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U.S. Sports Film Festival Announces Complete Schedule Of Events

Darren HeitnerOct 9, 2008

Organizers of the inaugural U.S. Sports Film Festival today announced the complete schedule of events that will comprise the four-day event taking place in Philadelphia from Oct. 23-26.

In all, the USSFF will have more than 40 screenings. Recently added films include:
Bud Greenspanโ€™s โ€œ16 Days to Glory;โ€ โ€œFirst Basket,โ€ follows the little-known history of Jews and basketball at the beginning of the 20th century; โ€œHarvard Beats Yale 29-29,โ€ the story of the famed 1968 Ivy League football game between two of the most renowned academic institutions in the world; โ€œPeglegs of St. Stuyvesant High,โ€ the documentary produced by five-time Emmy winner Paulette Douglas, following Manhattanโ€™s Stuyvesant High School football team and the lives of Max Niddam, Romeo Alexander and Aaron Landman; โ€œPittsburgh Passion,โ€ this documentary brings you football with a spin, following the lives of the Pittsburgh Passion of the International Womenโ€™s Football League (IWFL); โ€œRunning the Sahara,โ€ Charlie, Ray and Kevin touched the Red Sea, just a few hours before sunset en route through six countries and the Sahara; โ€œStreetballers,โ€ is an Irish-Urban drama exploring the lives of two junior-college basketball players and their struggles within a divided city, broken homes, and the demands of collegiate level athletics; โ€œSugar,โ€ a fictional true-to-life drama around the character of Miguel โ€œSugarโ€ Santos, a hot Dominican pitching prospect for the fictional Kansas City Knights, who has a dream to make it in the big leagues;ย  โ€œThe Hammer,โ€ the story of a guy edging into middle age trying to become a success fighting guys half his age; and โ€œWe Are Young,โ€ the Major League Baseball production which spans seven years chronicling the highs and lows of brothers Delmon and Dmitri Youngโ€™s journey to make and succeed in the Major Leagues.

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These films join an All-Star lineup that includes the Mixed Martial Arts documentary โ€œRenzo Gracie: Legacy;โ€ the debut of โ€œBasketball in the Barrio,โ€ the story of two former University of Texas El Paso basketball players who started a program teaching basketball to the impoverished immigrant children of South El Paso, and the stories of those who used basketball as a tool for fulfillment, as well as โ€œKicking It,โ€ the Ted Leonsis-produced film about a team of homeless soccer players and their life stories and successes on the pitch; โ€Run For Your Life,โ€ the true story of Fred Lebow, who created the New York City Marathon; โ€œKassim The Dream,โ€ the story of Ugandan-born (and Philadelphia resident) boxing world champion Kassim Ouma, a kidnapped child soldier and his struggles to$ break free and regain his life as a professional athlete; โ€œThe Zen of Bobby V,โ€ the baseball film which follows former MLB manager Bobby Valentine through Japanese baseball; โ€œTruth in 24,โ€ which follows all the drama of the 24 hours of LeMans, andย  โ€œGunninโ€™ For That #1 Spot,โ€ Beastie Boy Adam Yauchโ€™s chronicle of eight of the countryโ€™s top high school hoopsters, including NBA rookies Michael Beasley and Kevin Love, as they negotiate the courts of legendary Rucker Park in New York.

Also on tap for the festival will be a series of classic films by producer Mark Ciardi, including โ€œInvincibleโ€ and โ€œThe Rookie.โ€ The baseball film โ€œThe Natural,โ€ starring Robert Redford, rounds out the classic films series of the festival.

Movie: Timeย  Dateย  Location

First Basket: 6-9 pm ย  Thuย  Prince Black Box
Running The Sahara: 6:30-9:30 pmย ย  ย Thuย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
Peglegs of St. Stuyvesant High: 9-11:30 pmย ย  ย Thuย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Truth in 24: 9:30-11:30 pmย ย  ย Thuย ย  ย Prince Main Stage

Zen of Bobby V: 12:30-2:30 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
Kicking It: 1-3:30 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Broad St. Ministries
Streetballers: 3-5:30 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
The Rookie: 3:30-6 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Black Box
SMAD Initiative: ย ย  3:45-5:15 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Broad St. Ministries
We Are Young: 6-9 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
The Streak: ย ย  6:30-9 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Basketball in the Barrio: 9:30-11:30 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Sugar: 9:30-11:30 pmย ย  ย Friย ย  ย Prince Main Stage

16 Days to Glory (Bud Greenspan): 12-3 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Gunninโ€™ for that # 1 Spot: ย ย  12:30-3:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
Pittsburgh Passion: 12:30-3:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Broad St. Ministries
Invincible, Bonus: Rudy! Making of a Hero: 3-6 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Pete Sampras: 3:30-6 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
The Natural: 3:30-6 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Broad St. Ministries
Run For Your Life: 6-9 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Renzo Gracie: 6:30-9:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
True Blue: 7-9:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Boathouse
Kassim The Dream: 9-11:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29: 9-11:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Prince Main Stage
Pittsburgh Passion: 6:30-9:30 pmย ย  ย Satย ย  ย Broad St. Ministries

The Hammer: 12 -3 pmย ย  ย Sunย ย  ย Prince Black Box
Miracle: 12 -3 pmย ย  ย Sunย ย  ย Prince Main Stage

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