CHICAGO – The Street Stops Here, a documentary film chronicling legendary St. Anthony High School (Jersey City, NJ) basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. and the journey of his team’s national record-setting 25th state championship season, has been selected to show at the New Jersey Fall 2009 Film Festival, which runs from September 4 – November 8, 2009. The New Jersey Film Festival, held at Rutgers University, showcases the best in independent film and video, featuring premiere screenings of award-winning works and guest appearances by emerging and recognized filmmakers.
The Street Stops Here was selected as a finalist and will be up for numerous awards at the festival. The film is produced by Chicago-based TeamWorks Media (TWM), a sports and entertainment content company represented by Creative Artists Agency. TWM is currently seeking television distribution.
The film is a portrait of the nation’s best high school basketball coach Bob Hurley, Sr., and his career-long struggle to inspire and motivate his young and impressionable players and to help St. Anthony High School, a poor, inner-city Catholic school, keep its doors open. The film is a story about teenagers fighting their way out of underprivileged neighborhoods, armed with little more than a basketball and the hard wisdom of a fierce, demanding coach. A recent success story from Hurley’s program featured in the film, Mike Rosario, overcame adversity in the Jersey City projects and now attends Rutgers University.
There will be two public screenings of The Street Stops Here during the New Jersey Film Festival’s Fall Schedule (www.njfilmfest.com). Director Kevin Shaw will attend both screenings and be available to answer questions. Screening times and locations include:
Sunday, November 1, 7 p.m., Rutgers University, Scott Hall #123, 43 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Friday, November 6, 7 p.m., Rutgers University, Scott Hall #123, 43 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Never before have cameras captured the St. Anthony story from the inside to this magnitude. TWM was granted unlimited and unfiltered access to Hurley’s St. Anthony basketball program with cameras at every step of their emotional journey toward their third USA Today National Championship and Hurley’s National Coach of the Year performance. From September 2007 through April 2008, TWM crews captured the lives of Hurley and his players both on and off the court, showing Hurley’s strong influence in transforming his young players’ lives.
With NCAA and NBA stars among its alumni, the St. Anthony basketball program has touched many of the most revered coaches and players in the game. TWM secured interviews with some of basketball’s most renowned names to offer insights as part of “The Street Stops Here,” including Duke basketball coach and coach of USA Basketball’s gold medal-winning 2008 Olympic Team Mike Krzyzewski; North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams; Hurley’s oldest son, former Duke star and NBA player Bobby Hurley; Hurley’s youngest son and coach of the St. Benedict’s Prep basketball team, which finished 2nd in the final 2008 USA Today rankings behind only his father’s St. Anthony team; and Hall of Fame high school coaching legend, Morgan Wootten.
“This documentary is a great way to make everyone around the country aware of the mission of St. Anthony,” says Coach Bob Hurley, Sr. “The kids here need this school. They need a place that keeps them off the street, but every year it’s a struggle just to keep our doors open. Inviting TeamWorks Media to go behind-the-scenes for this documentary will show people how hard our kids and our staff work not just at winning basketball games, but at finding ways to succeed in life.”
TeamWorks Media has produced several sports documentaries including “The Team That Changed The World,” the critically-acclaimed historical documentary revealing how the Harlem Globetrotters helped to break the color barrier in professional basketball and the team’s influence on the world view of America; “Disco Demolition 25th Anniversary: The Real Story,” a documentary examining the Chicago White Sox promotion that quickly became a cultural phenomenon and an influential moment in music history, symbolizing the end of disco music; and “The Demons Within,” a documentary chronicling the behind-the-scenes drama of the nationally-ranked 1999-2000 DePaul University men’s basketball team which included four players that went on to play in the NBA.
For additional information, visit www.TheStreetStopsHeremovie.com or check out the film on Facebook and Twitter (@streetstopshere).
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About TeamWorks Media
TeamWorks Media is a Chicago-based sports and entertainment content company. TeamWorks Media’s extensive portfolio includes branded entertainment, television shows, documentaries and integrated marketing and public relations campaigns for many notable brands and agencies. Represented by Creative Artists Agency, TeamWorks Media creates, acquires and develops properties into high-quality original programming across all platforms. TeamWorks Media is the marketing agency of record for the Big Ten Conference, the Midwest bureau of ESPN and a production partner of Converse, Live Nation, and NASCAR Images. For additional information, visit www.teamworksmedia.com.
The Street Stops Here was selected as a finalist and will be up for numerous awards at the festival. The film is produced by Chicago-based TeamWorks Media (TWM), a sports and entertainment content company represented by Creative Artists Agency. TWM is currently seeking television distribution.
The film is a portrait of the nation’s best high school basketball coach Bob Hurley, Sr., and his career-long struggle to inspire and motivate his young and impressionable players and to help St. Anthony High School, a poor, inner-city Catholic school, keep its doors open. The film is a story about teenagers fighting their way out of underprivileged neighborhoods, armed with little more than a basketball and the hard wisdom of a fierce, demanding coach. A recent success story from Hurley’s program featured in the film, Mike Rosario, overcame adversity in the Jersey City projects and now attends Rutgers University.
There will be two public screenings of The Street Stops Here during the New Jersey Film Festival’s Fall Schedule (www.njfilmfest.com). Director Kevin Shaw will attend both screenings and be available to answer questions. Screening times and locations include:
Sunday, November 1, 7 p.m., Rutgers University, Scott Hall #123, 43 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Friday, November 6, 7 p.m., Rutgers University, Scott Hall #123, 43 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Never before have cameras captured the St. Anthony story from the inside to this magnitude. TWM was granted unlimited and unfiltered access to Hurley’s St. Anthony basketball program with cameras at every step of their emotional journey toward their third USA Today National Championship and Hurley’s National Coach of the Year performance. From September 2007 through April 2008, TWM crews captured the lives of Hurley and his players both on and off the court, showing Hurley’s strong influence in transforming his young players’ lives.
With NCAA and NBA stars among its alumni, the St. Anthony basketball program has touched many of the most revered coaches and players in the game. TWM secured interviews with some of basketball’s most renowned names to offer insights as part of “The Street Stops Here,” including Duke basketball coach and coach of USA Basketball’s gold medal-winning 2008 Olympic Team Mike Krzyzewski; North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams; Hurley’s oldest son, former Duke star and NBA player Bobby Hurley; Hurley’s youngest son and coach of the St. Benedict’s Prep basketball team, which finished 2nd in the final 2008 USA Today rankings behind only his father’s St. Anthony team; and Hall of Fame high school coaching legend, Morgan Wootten.
“This documentary is a great way to make everyone around the country aware of the mission of St. Anthony,” says Coach Bob Hurley, Sr. “The kids here need this school. They need a place that keeps them off the street, but every year it’s a struggle just to keep our doors open. Inviting TeamWorks Media to go behind-the-scenes for this documentary will show people how hard our kids and our staff work not just at winning basketball games, but at finding ways to succeed in life.”
TeamWorks Media has produced several sports documentaries including “The Team That Changed The World,” the critically-acclaimed historical documentary revealing how the Harlem Globetrotters helped to break the color barrier in professional basketball and the team’s influence on the world view of America; “Disco Demolition 25th Anniversary: The Real Story,” a documentary examining the Chicago White Sox promotion that quickly became a cultural phenomenon and an influential moment in music history, symbolizing the end of disco music; and “The Demons Within,” a documentary chronicling the behind-the-scenes drama of the nationally-ranked 1999-2000 DePaul University men’s basketball team which included four players that went on to play in the NBA.
For additional information, visit www.TheStreetStopsHeremovie.com or check out the film on Facebook and Twitter (@streetstopshere).
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About TeamWorks Media
TeamWorks Media is a Chicago-based sports and entertainment content company. TeamWorks Media’s extensive portfolio includes branded entertainment, television shows, documentaries and integrated marketing and public relations campaigns for many notable brands and agencies. Represented by Creative Artists Agency, TeamWorks Media creates, acquires and develops properties into high-quality original programming across all platforms. TeamWorks Media is the marketing agency of record for the Big Ten Conference, the Midwest bureau of ESPN and a production partner of Converse, Live Nation, and NASCAR Images. For additional information, visit www.teamworksmedia.com.
