TRAILER
Battle for the Boot
Battle For The Boot Trailer #2 from Ryan Demers on Vimeo.
POSTER
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CREDITS
Directors/Producers Ryan Demers and Paul Pendell
Director of Photography Paul Pendell
Editors Ryan Demers and Paul Pendell
Animations Harvey Benschoter
Country USA Runtime 97 minutes
Format DVCAM, Digibeta
BIOS
Producer/Director Paul Pendell
Paul Pendell grew up in southeastern Michigan. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Madonna University in 1996, and worked for the communications network of a major auto company. Moving to Colorado in 2000, he received a Masters Degree from the University of Denver in 2005. "Battle for the Boot" is his first feature length film.
Producer/Director Ryan Demers
Ryan Demers was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts and grew up in Miami, Florida. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University in 1998. Ryan moved to Colorado in 2000 and worked in the corporate world for 8 years. In 2009, Ryan joined forces with Paul Pendell and formed Gaylord Street Films. "Battle for the Boot" is his first feature length film.
REVIEW
Remember kickball?
Being in elementary school and playing kickball on recess was the best shit ever. Fast forward twenty years... add beer, hot girls and make it a Sunday Funday activity. Wanna play?
All the cool kids are doing it.
Kickball has become the new hotness - the sport of choice for adult recreation. With groups such as WAKA (World Adult Kickball Association), with kickball teams all over the nation; WASA and DKBC, right here in Colorado represent a national trend for this comeback sport.
The Denver Kickball Coalition seems to be the recreational group of choice for all the local hipsters. Sponsored by the Hi-Dive and Sputnik, well known, Denver hipster bars, DKBC's reputation as a league to be reckoned with was hard earned and their respect well deserved.
The documentary, Battle for the Boot, tells the five year history of DKBC, driven by interviews with those responsible for the foundation of the league, and the players themselves. The film itself showcases actual game footage highlighted by character driven interviews. The game itself is only topped by the players' love of beer and music. This is probably one of the easiest documentaries to watch since the THS documentary on Hugh Hefner and the Playboy empire. In fact, there was some comparability to the interview(s) with DKBC Founder, Joe Phillips, and Hugh Hefner in their likeablity factor, ease in front of the camera and story telling capabilities (among other things).
As a film major myself, I have so much respect for Indie films and those that make the time to pursue their passion. Huge hi-five for Ryan Demers, Paul Pendell and everyone responsible for the making of this local documentary.
If you get a chance to see the film - do!
Support local artists...and play kickball!