Doubletime
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| Doubletime | |
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 Festival poster | |
| Directed by | Stephanie Johnes |
| Produced by | Alexandra Johnes Stephanie Johnes Andrea Meditch |
| Cinematography | Stephanie Johnes |
| Edited by | Miki Milmore |
| Music by | Pete Miser Jonathan Zalben Joel Goodman |
| Distributed by | Discovery Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Doubletime is a documentary film about the sport of modern-day jump roping and Double Dutch. The film follows two disparate teams—one suburban white and one inner-city black—as they train to compete against each other for the very first time.
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]- Ray Fredrick, coach of the Bouncing Bulldogs
- Joseph Edney, a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs
- Timothy Martin, a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs
- Erica Zenn, a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs
- Joy Holman, coach of the Double Dutch Forces
- Lacie Doolittle, a member of the Double Dutch Forces
- Antoine Cutner, a member of the Double Dutch Forces
- Tia Rankin, a member of the Double Dutch Forces
- Mike Peterson, an assistant coach of the Double Dutch Forces
- David Walker, the founder of the American Double Dutch League
- Richard Cendali, the founder of U.S.A. Jump Rope League
Awards and festivals
[edit]- Seattle Film Festival, Best Documentary
- “Best Sports Documentary” Newsday, 2007
- Heartland Film Festival, Crystal Heart Award
- South by Southwest Film Festival, Audience Award Finalist
- Tribeca Film Festival, Audience Award Nominee
- AFI/ Silverdocs
- Mill Valley Film Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website
- Doubletime at IMDb
- Doubletime Variety Magazine Review.
- Doubletime Austin Chronicle Review.
- Doubletime Film Threat Review.
- Bested by Japan, A Jump-Rope Team Plots a Comeback Wall Street Journal.
- Fierce Competition, In Double Time CBS News.
- / Double Dutch Is Back NPR.
- Doubletime North Carolina Public Radio.
Categories:
- 2007 films
- 2007 documentary films
- American sports documentary films
- Documentary films about competitions
- Documentary films about children
- Documentary films about dance
- American independent films
- 2007 directorial debut films
- 2007 independent films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- Skipping rope
- English-language documentary films
- English-language independent films