Indy Shorts Film Festival

SPOTLIGHT: ESPN Films - Virtual

Expired July 24, 2023 3:59 AM
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4 films in package
Deerfoot of the Diamond
In late 2021, Cleveland’s baseball team was reborn as the Guardians. The saga of that name change has its roots in a forgotten legend named Louis Sockalexis, and the tragedy that enveloped his story more than a century ago.
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Subject to Review
In tennis, measurement - specifically, judging whether a ball is in or out - is particularly crucial. And in the ESPN Films 30 for 30 short "Subject to Review" comes a close look at not just the technology that's been developed to determine the right calls with better accuracy, but the meaning and significance of that pursuit. Tracing the history of photographic review back more than a hundred years, and chronicling controversial moments before and after the age of review in tennis, the film explores the mechanisms of the cameras and computerized simulations that now serve as the final word on close calls - but also the limits of the veracity of those calls.
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Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
The childhood games played by Black American girls have made a significant and often overlooked contribution to the American cultural landscape, particularly in the area of music and performance. Black Girls Play is a short documentary that illustrates the connection between the safe spaces created through the games played by Black girls and the musical genres that define us as a nation. Black Girls Play tells the story of the critical influence Black girls’ hand games, like Slide, Jig-a-low and Miss Mary Mack, and rope play (double dutch) have had on American popular culture.
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Betsy & Irv
This is the story of Betsy Sailor, a woman who confronted a predator, a powerful football program and justice system, and of Irv Pankey, the man who joined her fight. A true tale of courage and the power of being believed.
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Explore the captivating stories behind the world of sports in this heartfelt collection of documentary shorts, where triumphs, challenges, and humanity intersect to create powerful narratives that resonate beyond the game. Presented in partnership with ESPN Films.


A film in this program contains references to sexual assault/abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.

In tennis, measurement - specifically, judging whether a ball is in or out - is particularly crucial. And in the ESPN Films 30 for 30 short "Subject to Review" comes a close look at not just the technology that's been developed to determine the right calls with better accuracy, but the meaning and significance of that pursuit. Tracing the history of photographic review back more than a hundred years, and chronicling controversial moments before and after the age of review in tennis, the film explores the mechanisms of the cameras and computerized simulations that now serve as the final word on close calls - but also the limits of the veracity of those calls.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    20 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Midwest Premiere
  • Genre
    Arts/Culture, Sports, Sci-Fi
  • Content Warning
    Suitable for All Ages
  • Director
    Theo Anthony
  • Producer
    Gentry Kirby, Erin Leyden, Adam Neuhaus, Sebastian Pardo, Riel Roch Decter
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