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(HBO/2011)
SYNOPSIS
PRAYER FOR A PERFECT SEASON is the gripping account of the 2010-11boys’ basketball season at St. Patrick High School, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood of Elizabeth, NJ. This feature-length documentary chronicles the extraordinary effort of the dynamic but vilified head coach Kevin Boyle and his players, whose journey ends in a winner-take-all showdown for the national championship against arch-rival St. Anthony of Jersey City. Through emotional personal crises, public scrutiny and the school’s financial woes, the film captures the intersection of two forces – the soaring media interest in the big game and the decline of Catholic school programs.
REVIEWS
“Fast-paced and immensely satisfying…it’s the best-edited and most satisfying sports doc I’ve seen this year.”
- indieWire
“The drama here runs deep…engaging and uplifting.”
– New York Daily News
“Exceptional.”
– The Washington Post
“Splendid!”
- New York Post
“It’s a must-see! It’s absolutely awesome with a capital ‘A’!”
- Dick Vitale, ESPN
"This must-watch documentary is an emotional roller coaster thriller that exhibits a classic coming of age story."
- Slam Magazine
“Prayer clothes the players and coaches in humanity we typically forget.” - Washington Times
TRAILER
http://vimeo.com/29801075
CREDITS
Written and Directed by: Marc Levin
Produced by: Ben Selkow, Karl Hollandt & R. Binky Brown
Edited by: James Lester
Director of Photography: Daniel B. Levin
Original Music by: Khari Mateen
Narrated by: Bobby Cannavale
Line Producer: Kara Rozansky
Associate Producers: Michael Beach Nichols, Adam Schleifer & Rose Schlossberg
Consulting Producer: Daphne Pinkerson
Additional Editing: Daniel Praid
Associate Editor: Michael Beach Nichols
Assistant Editors: Adam Schleifer & Rose Schlossberg
Production Associate: Teresa Gabry
Executive Producer: James Lassiter
Executive Producer: Marc Levin
For HBO - Senior Producer: Joe Lavine
For HBO - Executive Producer: Rick Bernstein
LINKS
http://www.blowbackproductions.com/film-archives/film-archive-gallery/prayer-for-a-perfect-season.html
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