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II.SYNOPSISTheRugbyBoysofMemphistellsthestoryofaninner-cityprogrambringingrugbyandthepossibilityofcollegescholarshipstohighschoolathletes.ThisdocumentaryshorttellsthestoryofCalvinGentry,whosehighschoolrugbycareerwinshimascholarshiptotheUniversityofArkansas.ThefilmexplorestheendemicviolenceandpovertyofMemphisandexamineshowaninnovativerugbyprogramisbringingyoungmenopportunitiestobuildlivesoutsideofthesocialconditionsoftheircity.Gentry'sstoryremindsusallthatdeterminationandresiliencearecharacteristicsthatopenincrediblenewopportunitiesinallofourlives.III.LOGLINEAtaninnercityhighschoolinsouthMemphis,Tennessee,anunlikelysporthasarisen,andwithitateamofuntappedpotential.Inagritty,inspirationalshortdocumentaryfilm,followtheriseofPowerCenterAcademy'sfirstrugbyteamandseethewaysinwhich,fortheseboys,rugbyissomuchmorethanagameonafield.IV.RUNNINGTIME13minutesV.GENRESports/YouthVI.CREDITS
DirectorDavidDargProducer
KellyKandleExecutiveProducers
KennyMitchell,AbhiJadon,JeffMillerExecutiveProducer
BrynMooserDirectorofPhotography
JackShanahanEditor
DavidDargProductionSupervisor
StevenZacksMusicSupervisor
MattVaerioAssociateProducers
MonicaReimoldandHayleyPappasAssistantCamera
JeffClanetGripandElectric
JohnPaulClarkandJordanDanelzAudio
BrandonRobertsonArchivalFilmFootage
MemphisInnerCityRugbyAdditionalCamera/DroneOperator
DavidDargSoundEditorialandMixingServices
HarborPictureCompanySupervisingSoundEditorandRe-RecordingMixer
RobertoFernandez
SoundPostProducerGabrielaCeli
HeadofPostProductionDarrellSmith
SoundEngineerAviLaniado
SoundMixTechnicianGiuseppeCappelloDigitalIntermediate
HarborPictureCompanyColorist
RomanHankewyczDIProducerMattCaruso
ConformArtistDylanBallDIAssistant
AndrewMinogueSupervisingDIProducer
KevinValeDIEngineers
GautamSinha,MarkDellasandOmarOliverosTitle/Credits
AndreSeneandDarylChongMusic
StrayTheories“Song;NoReturn”,Zi“Penalty”,BenjaminGustaffson“CloseToHer”,TonyAnderson“Ballin”,SalomonLighthelm“WhereIsHope”
InAssociationWithCreatorsLeagueStudio
VII.DIRECTORBIO
DavidDargisanOscarnominatedfilmmakerandhumanitarian.Heisco-founderoftheU.S.mediacompanyRYOT,whichmergedwithAOLin2016tobecome"RYOTHuffingtonPost".HereceivedcriticalacclaimforhisdocumentaryBodyTeam12,whichgarneredhimanominationfortheAcademyAwardforBestDocumentary(ShortSubject)atthe88thAcademyAwards.ThefilmalsowonBestDocumentaryShortatthe2015TribecaFilmFestivalandwaslaterpickedupbyHBO.
His2012shortfilm,BaseballintheTimeofCholera,producedbySpaceXfounderElonMusk,wasoriginallyplannedasadocumentaryonHaiti’sfirstlittleleaguebaseballteam,whichDarghelpedcreate,butshiftedfocuswhenacholeraepidemicbrokeloose.Thefilmwentontowinatthe2012TribecaFilmFestival.Davidhasspentoveradecadeasafirstresponder,andasafrontlinecontributorforReuters,theBBCandCNNcoveringsomeoftheworld'slargestnaturaldisastersandwars.HewasnamedoneofEsquireMagazine's"2012AmericansoftheYear"forhisworkinHaitiaswellasa"HollywoodMaverick"byDetailsmagazineforhisdocumentaryworkinnumerouscrisisanddisasterzones.