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- DirectorBruce BrownStarsRobert AugustMichael HynsonLord James BlearsThe crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
- DirectorJohn HentzStarsJohn FacendaRaymond BerrySonny JurgensenAn award winning documentary from NFL films which describes the game of pro football.
- DirectorHarry ChapinStarsNorman RoseGeorges CarpentierJack DempseyDocumentary focusing on heavyweight boxing champions from 1882 to 1929.
- DirectorRon LuscinskiStarsJohnny MathisRaymond BellDarrell CarrIn 1951, the undefeated University of San Francisco football team declines an invitation to play in the Orange Bowl after being told they would only be invited if they played without their two African-American stars: Ollie Matson and Burl Toler.
- DirectorBud GreenspanStarsDavid PerryJose AbascalSaïd AouitaThe definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo. From the opening to closing ceremonies, this unique style of storytelling shows a side of the Olympic Games not seen by television audiences.
- DirectorTerry LukemireStarsMarty BrennamanTony PerezPete RoseOn the evening of September 11, 1985, before a sellout crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Pete Rose was poised to collect hit number 4,192 of his long brilliant career, passing Ty Cobb as the all-time career hits leader. Rose came up to bat in the first inning against the San Diego Padres Eric Show and on the fourth pitch lined a clean single to left center. As he reached first base, thousands of camera flash bulbs fired off rapidly, his teammates mobbed him, fireworks exploded above the stadium and the crowd overwhelmed him with an unprecedented nine-minute standing ovation. In 1963 Pete Rose ran to first base on a walk. Baseball was never the same. From Pete's first at bat to that immortal September evening where history was made, "4192" traces the Hit King's rise as one of baseball's greatest and most controversial stars. Pete Rose was perhaps the most versatile player in Major League Baseball history, having played five hundred or more games at five different positions in his twenty-four year career. He holds numerous major league records including most hits, most games played and most at-bats. He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year, the 1973 NL MVP, 1975 World Series MVP, won two gold gloves, three World Series rings, and appeared in seventeen All-Star games among other notable achievements.
- DirectorNina Gilden SeaveyMichael PryfogleStarsTim BrownBrian EarlyPhillip Fulmer4TH & GOAL is the epic story of six young men in their quest to join the most elite club in professional athletics: the NFL. Shot over six years, we first meet Deqawn, Albert, Gibril, Tim, Randy, and Bret at the famed junior college football program at City College in San Francisco. We follow them through the 2003 championship season to the top D1 collegiate teams in the nation and into their encounter with world of professional football. What their individual fates reveal is as much a prophetic tale of brotherhood, family and the harsh realities of growing up as it is about excelling on 100 yards of turf.
- DirectorSylvain Doreau
- DirectorRoberto PonceMarcos ZurinagaStarsOrson WellesCarlos MontalbánA documentary film chronicling the VIIIth Pan American Games held at San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 1st to 15th, 1979.
- DirectorKim TakalA documentary covering the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo.
- DirectorMark DavisGeorge RoyStarsKeith DunnavantDon KeithDave UllinA Showtime Sports chronicle of the seminal 1970 college football match up between Alabama's Crimson Tide and USC Trojans at Birmingham's Legion Field. Through interviews with former Alabama legends Joe Namath, John Mitchell and USC stars Sam "Bam" Cunningham, Jimmy Jones and more, this documentary examines coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's surprising decision to bring a dominant, racially integrated football team onto the field in Birmingham for the very first time and reveals the impact college football played in the struggle for integration.
- DirectorEric DrathStarsEric DrathSteve FarhoodRandy GordonOn June 16, 1983, in front of a capacity crowd of 25,000 at Madison Square Garden, the lives of two young men were forever changed during a controversial boxing match. A tough club fighter from Puerto Rico named Luis Resto fought Billy Collins Jr., an Irish golden boy, for ten grueling rounds. Resto was declared the winner, but within minutes, was accused of tampering with the padding in his gloves - in effect brutalizing Collins Jr. with his bare fists for thirty minutes. More than two decades later, Luis Resto is still a broken man shouldering the burden of his opponent's death; a prison sentence; and a lifetime ban from boxing. Resto relives that infamous night in New York City and exposes the sport's dark side - unfolding an emotional story which finally reveals the truth.
- DirectorRoss FinkelTrevor MartinJon PaleyStarsJean Carlos BatistaMiguel Angel SanoJohn LeguizamoTwo top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.
- Documentary following tennis star Andy Murray, a US Open, Wimbledon and Olympic champion, revealing just what it takes, on and off the court, to be a global sports icon.
- DirectorJeff KanewStarsMuhammad AliArchie WycoffClarence GonzalezDocumentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem, New York City.
- DirectorNancy BeffaBud GreenspanMichael SchanzerStarsKjetil André AamodtShizuka ArakawaJoey CheekBud Greenspan looks back at the most interesting stories from the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
- DirectorBud GreenspanStarsDavid PerryA documentary covering the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.
- DirectorKevin RaffertyStarsDon GillisBruce FreemanTed SkowronskiCritically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game played by two undefeated teams from Harvard and Yale.
- DirectorGeorge RoyStarsMargaret LambertJulius BendorfAvery BrundageThe life story of Margaret Lambert, a German athlete who wasn't allowed to compete at the 1936 Olympic games because of her religion.
- DirectorRex MillerStarsPatrick OloboSOMAY KU: A Uganda Tennis Story follows Patrick Olobo, Uganda's top-ranked tennis player, as he struggles to leave behind a devastating civil war and break into the ranks of pro tennis. Patrick was four when rebels decimated his family's farm and murdered his brother. A harrowing childhood, a stint in a miserable camp for the internally displaced, and a stubborn desire to help his dispossessed family have driven Patrick throughout his subsequent, improbable rise to Davis Cup competition and eventually to the United States, where he continues to train towards a spot on the ATP tour while pursuing a college degree. Accompanying Patrick during his last weeks in Uganda and his first year in the United States, Rex Miller documents Patrick's new life as it unfolds in unforeseen ways, from the thrills of elite competition to the challenge of navigating a new life contingent upon sponsors and transformed by American culture. Throughout, Patrick is haunted by his life in Uganda, from a commitment to help his family return to their ancestral lands to a growing cultural divide with his wife-to-be. Shot in mini-DV, SOMAY KU: A Uganda Tennis Story is a 90-minute documentary film, told in a hybrid style of Cinema Verite, interviews and action footage, with a heavy emphasis on strong visuals, as well as original music performed, by Ugandan musicians. The film will be accompanied by an Outreach program that will attempt to educate the larger society, both adults and children, about the humanitarian crisis in northern Uganda, while providing opportunities for young people affected by the 20-year civil war there.
- DirectorBill SiegelStarsEamonn AndrewsMuhammad AliDavid SusskindThe legal battles of the great American boxer against being conscripted into the US military during the Vietnam War.
- DirectorDon CasperStarsRichard DreyfussBob FellerBrooks RobinsonA documentary based on how hand signals came about in baseball. Who initiated them and their usefulness.
- DirectorSeth KramerDaniel A. MillerJeremy NewbergerStarsCorey BakerJeremy BleichScott BuchanA team of nice Jewish baseball players takes on the world.
- DirectorRichard A. CohenStarsJeremy WilliamsThe inspiring story of head football coach, Jeremy Williams, who, terminally ill with the ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) refuses to retire, deciding instead to coach for one last season. Rick Cohen's cameras follow him as his resilient Greenville Patriots high school team battles a tough Region 4 schedule in their quest for the Georgia state championship. A father figure to his underprivileged African-American players, Coach Williams is also a loving husband to his high-school sweetheart, and a loving father to two kids, one who is also stricken with a debilitating disease. Family and faith are the driving inspirations that enable Coach Williams to strive toward the impossible, making it truly a 'Season of a Lifetime.'
- DirectorGrant BarbeitoChristo BrockStarsMissy FranklinKara Lynn JoyceDa FranklinSwimming superstar Missy Franklin was destined for greatness at an early age, but it wasn't until the arrival of Veteran Kara Lynn Joyce that those sky-high expectations began to take shape.
- DirectorMichael WranovicsStarsMarty AppelBarry BondsPatrick HayashiThe absurd true story of the legal battle over the "Million-Dollar Baseball." Barry Bonds' record setting 73rd home run ball sparks a melee in the stands at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco. One guy caught the ball, another guy ended up with it. Who is the rightful owner? The lawyers can't agree; the fans can't agree; even the wisened professors of property law can't agree. This is a story documenting the hilarious lengths to which someone will go for a baseball, and the few fans that will put their lives on hold for years, staking everything on one judge's decision.
- DirectorKathleen JaymeStarsBryant ReevesBerry Tramel17 years after controversial Vancouver Grizzlies star Big Country Bryant Reeves leaves town, super fan Kat Jayme goes on a mission to find her childhood hero and tell his story.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
- DirectorAmir Bar-LevStarsJoe PaternoJay PaternoAndrew ShubinA documentary that observes the year after Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child sex abuse charges.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsWilliam GatesArthur AgeeEmma GatesA film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
- DirectorDrummond ChallisTony MaylamA documentary covering the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid.
- DirectorNanette BursteinBrett MorgenStarsSam DoumitMartin GoldmanHarry KeittThe story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.
- DirectorKen SolarzStarsRoy CampanellaJimmie CrutchfieldBuck LeonardActor, Paul Winfield narrates a program that documents a time when men were denied access to the major leagues because of their race. The program includes interviews with players such as: Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Buck Leonard, Jimmy Crutchfield, David Malarcher, Effa Manley, and Quincy Trouppe.
- DirectorCurt MorganStarsTravis RiceMark LandvikJohn JacksonTwo years in the making, this film gives snowboarder Travis Rice and friends the opportunity to redefine what is possible in the mountains.
- DirectorBruce BrownStarsPatrick O'ConnellRobert 'Wingnut' WeaverRobert AugustTwo famous surfers, Patrick O' Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, set out for an international worldwide surfing safari adventure with documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsSimon YatesJoe SimpsonBrendan MackeyThe true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
- DirectorRoss WhitakerThe madcap week when legendary boxer Muhammad Ali went to fight in Ireland at the height of his career.
- DirectorGeorge RoySteven SternStarsLiev SchreiberMarty GlickmanNat Holman[HBO] HD. This documentary examines one of the darkest and saddest chapters in sports history: the CCNY basketball team game-fixing scandal.
- DirectorDeborah Riley DraperStarsBlair UnderwoodSada JacobsonSusan D. BachrachIn 1936 when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, history forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsMichael DouglasAnkie SpitzerJamal Al GasheyThe Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
- DirectorJason ReidStarsJohn KeisterKevin CalabroPercy AllenExposing the truth behind the Seattle SuperSonics' tragic exodus after 41 years in the Emerald City.
- DirectorRoss FinkelTrevor MartinJon PaleyStarsKevin AndersonJay BilasTaylor BranchA documentary that examines how college sports in America became a billion dollar enterprise built on the backs of its unpaid athletes.
- DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsLaird HamiltonDarrick DoernerDave KalamaDocumentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.
- DirectorBen SempeyStarsDavid BeckhamVictoria BeckhamGerry ConwayDavid Beckham, a household name, footballing icon and at one point the most hated man in England. A comprehensive look at David Beckham's footballing career focusing on his England redemption, World Cup dreams, trial by media and becoming brand Becks. From humble beginnings in Leytonstone to achieving England's most capped outfield player, winning the illustrious treble and becoming the highest-paid player of all time, Beckham truly is a modern-day phenom. Taking on brand deals and appearances Beckham became the most commercially valuable player in the world playing for Goliaths, Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan. There is no doubting the commercial success of brand Becks and when a player wins as much silverware as Beckham, there's no doubting their playing career either.
- DirectorPete McCormackStarsGeorge ChuvaloHenry CooperGeorge ForemanTen of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
- DirectorMichael TollinStarsHank AaronDusty BakerHarry BelafonteThe life and career of the great baseball champion, Hank Aaron.
- DirectorClare LewinsStarsMuhammad AliGene KilroyRahman AliUnprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
- StarsJoe LouisJoe Louis Barrow Jr.Randy RobertsAn American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hounding of Louis by the IRS for the following 15 years. In his last years, he's a casino greeter, a drug user, and the occasional object of scorn for young Turks like Muhammad Ali. Appreciative comment comes from boxing scholars, Louis's son Joe Jr., friends, and icons like Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Bill Cosby.
- DirectorSebastian DehnhardtStarsLamon BrewsterChris ByrdBernd BönteA documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko. The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings in the Ukraine to their rise to stardom and domination of heavyweight prize fighting.
- DirectorEvan Jackson LeongStarsJeremy LinDaniel Dae KimCandy RichardzThe life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.
- DirectorLeon GastRyan MooreStarsJimmy KimmelSardo MejiaLiam NeesonWorld Champion. Congressman. Father. Manny Pacquiao fights any obstacle that comes his way. As his home country of 100 million people watches his every move, the question now is: what bridge is too far for Manny?
- DirectorKristopher BelmanStarsLeBron JamesDru JoyceRomeo TravisThis documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame.
- DirectorVaughan SivellStarsJoe CalzagheEnzo CalzagheJames Dean BradfieldThe story of the rise to glory of boxer Joe Calzaghe.
- DirectorSebastian DehnhardtStarsDirk NowitzkiHolger GeschwindnerKobe BryantA documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.
- DirectorLucy WalkerStarsKevin PearceShaun WhiteMason AguirreFifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. As Kevin recovers from his injury, Shaun wins Gold. Now all Kevin wants to do is get on his snowboard again, even though medics and family fear this could kill him. We also celebrate Sarah Burke who crashed in Park City and died January 19, 2012.
- DirectorAviva KempnerStarsReeve BrennerHank GreenbergWalter MatthauThe life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.
- DirectorSam JonesStarsStacy PeraltaTony HawkRob Roy FitzgeraldFollows famous skater Tony Hawk's personal life, career and relationship with skateboarding, including never-before-seen footage and unprecedented access to Hawk, along with interviews with figures from the skateboarding world.
- DirectorAnthony GeffenStarsConrad AnkerSusan RobertsonRobert MacfarlaneUses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsJack JohnsonKeith DavidSamuel L. JacksonThe story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.
- DirectorNancy BeffaThe final Olympics documentary produced by legendary filmmaker Bud Greenspan before his death at age 84 is this typically riveting, emotionally involving portrait of athletes competing at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- StarsApril HeinrichsBabe Didrikson ZahariasBillie Jean KingDocumentary chronicling the rise of U.S. women's soccer. Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and other players of note are profiled.
- DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsSean PennJay AdamsTony AlvaDocumentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.
- DirectorJonathan HockStarsKevin CostnerDerek JeterDenard SpanWith Kevin Costner narrating, lead a cast of baseball legends and scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever.
- DirectorColin K. GrayStarsViktor AgeyevAntal BolváriJános BükA documentary on the 1956 Olympic semifinal water polo match between Hungary and Russia. Held in Australia, the match occurred as Russian forces were in Budapest, stomping out a popular revolt.
- DirectorKemp CurlyKevin HarrisonStarsShawn FarmerTerje HåkonsenNick PerataFive of the world's best snowboarders are taken to the mountains of Alaska for some outrageous "Big Mountain" rides.
- DirectorJeremy Schaulin-RiouxKirk ThomasStarsJermaine FosterRory GraceJoel HaywoodA film documenting the rise of the legendary "Notic" street basketball crew.
- DirectorClay TweelStarsSteve GleasonMike GleasonScott FujitaAfter he is diagnosed with ALS, former professional football player Steve Gleason begins making a video diary for his unborn son, as he, his wife, and their friends and family work to raise money for ALS patients as his disease progresses.
- DirectorMichael TollinStarsCorey SaffoldWesley Snipes
- DirectorRicki SternAnne SundbergStarsTim WakefieldDave LennonJim BoutonA documentary that showcases baseball's most unpredictable pitch.
- DirectorBob RayStarsDave AttellLacy AttusoShawna BensonHell On Wheels tells the story of a group of Texas women who band together to resurrect roller derby for the 21st century.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsKareem Abdul-JabbarKobe BryantStephen A. SmithA documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day during a game against the San Antonio Spurs.
- DirectorBud GreenspanStarsWill LymanA documentary covering the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer.
- DirectorAndrew CohnDavy RothbartIn America's basketball heartland, four boys from rural Medora, Indiana fight to end their high school's team's losing streak, as their dwindling town faces the threat of extinction.
- DirectorDon KempfJames D. SternStarsMichael JordanPhil JacksonDoug CollinsA documentary that follows Michael Jordan's basketball career, stint in baseball, and his last championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 1998.
- DirectorHenry Alex RubinDana Adam ShapiroStarsJoe SoaresKeith CavillMark ZupanQuadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
- StarsJohn AshcroftBob BrenlyScott BrosiusShort, well-made documentary showing how the NY Yankees vs. AZ Diamondbacks world series games, just a month after 9-11, provided welcome relief from the uncertainty New Yorkers, and the nation, felt about how to proceed with their lives. The Yankees, during the series, came to symbolize and re-strengthen everything that was, and is, New York... and America.
- DirectorMaura MandtJosh SwadeStarsBen SimmonsShowtime Sports chronicals the sprawling journey of number one NBA draft pick Ben Simmons. From a relatively anonymous Australian upbringing to high school and college in America to the top of the top of the rookie class in the world's foremost basketball league, ONE & DONE captures the pivotal period in a young man's life, capturing Simmons and his inner circle as they realize a lifelong dream in the limelight of an exclusive fraternity of top NBA draft picks.
- DirectorR. Douglas CopseyJoe Jay JalbertStarsDon LaFontaineA documentary chronicling the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
- DirectorTommy HainesStarsNeal BrotenWayne GretzkyMarián GáboríkPond Hockey examines the changing culture of sports through insightful interviews with hockey stars, experts, journalists and local rink rats alike. More than just a celebration of a beloved game, Pond Hockey searches the open ice for the true meaning of sport.
- DirectorYasmine MathurinAfter a Haitian-born Heiltsuk French Canadian youth is racially profiled at an Indigenous basketball tournament, he wrestles with his shaken sense of belonging in his Indigenous adoptive family while attempting to heal from his past.
- DirectorRick GreenwaldStarsJonathan BirdBrett BushJordan CarlsonWhile most sports films celebrate the quest for a championship, "Quantum Hoops" follows a team that is searching for a single win. The documentary chronicles the final week of the 2006 Caltech basketball season. The team is currently in the midst of a 21 year losing streak - over 240 consecutive conference losses. Caltech is annually considered one of the top 5 academic institutions in the world yet its athletic department always takes a back seat to the achievements of its world renowned faculty, Nobel prize winners, and advancements in the world of science and technology. The film "Real Genius (1985)" was a not-so-subtle take on Caltech life. To the casual fan, the team might sound like a bad joke. There are more valedictorians on the team than players with high school basketball experience. In fact, the 5 seniors did not play high school basketball, yet all five are major contributors to the team. They are roundly mocked by opposing fans as "nerds playing basketball" (the few fans that decide its even worth it to show up). However, this season would mark an amazing turnaround from just two years ago when the team would lose by an average margin of over 60 points per game. Against remarkable odds and adversity, the players and coaches dedication, discipline, heart, and yes, SKILL would make for one of the most exciting seasons in school history. The final home game of the year would give the 5 seniors one last shot at that elusive win and an entry into the history books of college athletics.
- DirectorRon BergerDan KloresStarsDon DunphyBenny ParetEmile GriffithA story of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion.
- 20031h 59mNot Rated6.5 (81)TV MovieDirectorBud GreenspanStarsStefania BelmondoBonnie BlairHerb BrooksAward-winning sports chronicler Bud Greenspan delivers a powerful and emotional look at six individual stories in the official film of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Greenspan goes beyond highlight footage to tell the story of how these athletes overcome incredible obstacles to achieve Olympic glory.
- DirectorRick ClemensStarsMichael JordanBill WaltonJulius ErvingFollowing the life and career of basketball hall of famer David Thompson
- DirectorMark ObenhausStarsIngrid BackstromAnselme BaudBill BriggsSteep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today.
- DirectorAdam HootnickStarsSerge IbakaProfessional basketball player, Serge Ibaka, returns to his home country of the Congo with the hope of helping a community rattled by violence.
- DirectorJun GuStarsPierre De MeuronLinlin DengGuilan GaoA documentary shot over the course of five years telling five stories in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: the construction of the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium, Gold medal hopeful & Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang, the selection of the Chinese women's gymnastics team, the training of the Beijing SWAT team, and the story one of the 4000 families relocated to make room for the Olympic Athlete's Village.
- DirectorJonathan Hock"World Beaters" tells the enchanting history of the Little League Baseball World Series tournament in which Maine-Endwell, an undefeated team from the southern tier of New York State, becomes the smallest community ever to win the Series. Directed by Jonathan Hock (Of Miracles and Men, The Best That Never Was) and produced by Thomas Tull (former Chairman and CEO of Legendary Entertainment, Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner and Endwell native), the documentary brings the pure love of baseball to life through appearances from current and former Little League and MLB players. Maine-Endwell didn't just win the 2016 Little League World Series. By beating the favored team from Seoul, South Korea (2-1) in the championship game, they completed a perfect season, ended Asia's string of four straight titles and put the "Little" back in an event that began in Williamsport in 1947 with regional teams and now attracts a worldwide audience of more than two million viewers. How did they do it? In the words of the Seoul Little League team coach, "They brought their dreams with them."
- DirectorTony MaylamStarsJames CoburnDocumentary about the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck 1976.
- DirectorLeon GastStarsMuhammad AliGeorge ForemanDon KingBoxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali.
- DirectorJudd EhrlichStarsDontae AngusEd DunnSalvatore HendersonGermantown and Martin Luther King High Schools were bitter rivals for over 40 years. This past year, a budget crisis caused Philadelphia to lay off over 4000 employees and close two dozen schools, including Germantown High. Now Germantown must merge with their former rival, King. Against overwhelming odds, a 27-year old first time head coach and a new principal fight to inspire young men from difficult circumstances to come together and lift each other toward a better future.
- DirectorMilos FormanKon IchikawaClaude LelouchStarsVasiliy AlekseevNikolay AvilovValery BorzovEight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives.
- DirectorMaiken BairdMichelle MajorStarsRaul ArevaloArthur AsheVictoria AzarenkaEver since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the limits of longevity in such a demanding sport. How long can they last? In Venus & Serena, we gain unprecedented access into their lives during the most intimidating year of their career. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease while Serena battled back from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Neither Venus nor Serena let their adversities hold them back. They drew their greatest strength from each other.
- DirectorDaniel LindsayT.J. MartinStarsBill CourtneyO.C. BrownMontrail 'Money' BrownChronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
- DirectorSara NewensMina T. SonStarsAriel HsingMichael LandersLily ZhangThree teenagers' quest to qualify for the 2012 US Olympic table tennis team.
- DirectorJeff SantoStarsRon SantoDennis FarinaDavid L. FishmanJeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.
- DirectorAdam Del DeoJames D. SternStarsYao MingColin PineShaquille O'NealThis documentary captures not only the Chinese hero who arrived in America with no command on English, but also the simple guy who lives with his mother and likes hanging out with friends.
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsDavid BeckhamNicky ButtRyan GiggsThe story of six young footballers joining the Manchester United Football Club team in 1992 and the difference they made 1992-99.
- DirectorNick RyanStarsChristine BarnesHoselito BiteWalter BonattiThe story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
- DirectorChapman WayMaclain WayStarsLou RussellKurt RussellKen WheelerIn 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success.