On The Mat Documentary Espn

2012 best online feature award winner.

On the mat documentary espn.

Narrated by lake stevens wrestling alum chris pratt moneyball this riveting documentary follows the team from the training mats to the championship arena as they fight through adversity and set out to prove they ve got the mind body and heart to claim the title once again. Past projects include two shows produced by hoffman mat hoffman s aggro circus at universal studios in orlando florida and mat hoffman s danger defying daredevils at six flags magic mountain near los angeles. The paris is burning of wrestling documentaries beyond the mat is imminently quotable relentlessly tragic and implicitly charming. The idea to showcase the trials and triumphs of high school wrestlers is behind pratt s and director fredric golding s new movie on the mat which debuted monday at the tribeca espn sports film.

Prior to airing on tv this past weekend mack wrestles directed by taylor hess and erin sanger was shown earlier this year at the tribeca film festival in new york and at the sxsw south by southwest film festival in austin texas. The occasionally irritating naivete of director barry w. He says he has a goal to win national championship and make an olympic team. An espn 30 for 30 documentary entitled the birth of big air directed and produced by jeff tremaine johnny knoxville spike jonze and hoffman himself was released in july 2010.

Blaustein is an interesting canvas onto which a picture of dedication and sacrifice is painted. Espn films such is a theme that beggs says he ll take with him going forward on both the mat and in life. Pro wrestling s hold on america espn outside the lines 1999 espn s outside the lines takes a look at the impact professional wrestling has had on america.