New documentary film about Ivy League football is now complete

[markbern]

For Love & Honor Productions is proud to announce the completion of Eight: Ivy League Football and America, an original feature-length documentary film (TRT 96 minutes).
    A world premiere, hosted by the Ivy Football Association, will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008 in New York City.
    Eight, which tells the history of Ivy League football from its earliest days to the present, is narrated by actor Brian Dennehy.  Cornellians play a prominent role--there are interviews with Ed Marinaro, Jim Knowles, Horatio Blackman, and two surviving members of the great 1940 5th Down Game, Lou Conti and Bud Fineran.  
    The film also features interviews with Tommy Lee Jones, Penn State Coach Joe Paterno, ESPN anchor Chris Berman, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, former Secretary of State George Shultz, College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik, four-time Pro Bowl running back Calvin Hill, Chicago Bears standout lineman Dan Jiggetts, Heisman Trophy winner Dick Kazmaier, Intuit Chairman Bill Campbell, and many others.   
    Eight is directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou (A Cantor's Tale: Ergo Media and the cool surface: Columbia TriStar) and produced by Mr. Anjou and Mark F. Bernstein (author of Football: The Ivy League Origins of an American Obsession: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).  It was edited by Karlyn Michelson (Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence and A Cantor's Tale) and features an original score by Grammy-nominated guitarist Gary Lucas (Gods and Monsters).
    You can learn more about the film and watch a brief trailer at our  website: www.forloveandhonorfilm.com.  Or email Mark F. Bernstein at markbern2@comcast.net.

[Robb]

While this is interesting and all, keep in mind that this is a CORNELL message board.  What does Ivy Football have to do with us?

Waiiiitt.  We have a team?

:-D

[Chris '03]

I mentioned this on the football game thread, but this premiered on NESN this afternoon.

It was well done and is certainly worth watching regardless of the history of Cornell football. It'll be on a few more times this month: http://8ivyfootball.com/watch.asp

If you have DTV or are in new england, I'd recommend it even if you've read Bernstein's book.

Even the segments with Chris Berman were tolerable.