MEDORA
Role: Editor
PBS Independent Lens | Feature Documentary
*Winner of the 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting Long Form
Medora follows the down-but-not-out Medora Hornets varsity basketball team over the course of the 2011 season, capturing the players’ stories both on and off the court. Medora is an in-depth, deeply personal look at small-town life, a thrilling, underdog basketball story, and an inspiring tale of a community refusing to give up hope despite the brutal odds stacked against them. On a grander scale, it’s a film about America, and the thousands of small towns across the country facing the same fight.
"Medora exerts an unshakable hold. No spoilers here, but there won't be a dry eye in the house. Thanks to filmmakers of unfailing sensitivity, as well as protagonists of exceptional character and resolve, Medora earns every tear."- The Washington Post
Director: Andrew Cohn & Davy Rothbart
Producer: Rachel Dengiz
Production: Beachside Films | Olive Productions | PBS
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