(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 after Senna.”
– indieWire Spout
“Prayer clothes the players and coaches in humanity we typically forget.”
- Washington Times
“An engaging story…the drama here runs deep”
– New York Daily News
“Splendid”
– New York Post
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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