THE RUGBY BOYS OF MEMPHIS | SHORT DOCUMENTARY PRESS NOTES Tribeca Film Festival I.FILMPOSTER

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.