The City Behind Us: The Story of the Elmora Troopers
Director: Iwonka Swenson / Bob Burnett
Short: Documentary
Sports - Inspirational |
USA |
20 min
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This year, The Elmora Troopers – a Little League team, make it all the way to the Little League World Series. Using sportsmanship, a caring community spirit, and wholehearted teamwork, as they redefine what “winning” really means, and catch the attention and love of a city, and eventually of the whole nation.
This is a story of how a bunch of Little League boys from Elizabeth, New Jersey changed the way baseball is played forever, and re-defined what it truly means to be a part of a Team.
Director’s bio:
Iwonka Swenson is a veteran producer, director, and writer, with more than 15 years of experience in long and short form narrative and documentary television filmmaking. Specializing in on-location production, she has produced original programing across a variety of genres for Netflix, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Smithsonian Networks, and PBS, as well as educational and promotional programs for various non-profit organizations and corporate clients. Her recent work includes the acclaimed Netflix dance series: ‘We Speak Dance’, and ‘When Nature Calls’, currently airing on Nat Geo WILD.
Bob Burnett has created documentary and media productions independently, as well as for a wide range of foundations and public policy organizations, for over three decades. He received more than 150 film festival and industry awards for his past work as Creative Director for GVI and as a producer/director. His short films, “The Art of Richard Thompson” and “Edward Hopper & Marshall’s House” has screened in film festivals worldwide.