Great reviews in Toronto!
Known locally as a tough critic, Norman Wilner reviews JUMP! in Now, the Toronto weekly news/arts magazine. In his story, aptly titled "Worth jumping over: Kid-friendly Sprockets selections put...
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International Premiere in Toronto
Top left to bottom: cool Sprockets projector-head robot banner •kids lining up to enter JUMP! screening • organized seating chartsremind me of Tori's jump rope graph • volunteer keeps track of howmany...
View ArticleShort Ends Magazine --> In Conversation
In conjunction with our screenings the Atlanta International Film Festival, Short Ends Magazine posted this feature story about the process of making JUMP!
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Nashville
The Cincinnati Ropin' Rockets have finally seen JUMP! Great to hear so much laughter in the theater! And what a trip to see how much the team has grown. Stewart -- who appears just a little bit in the...
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RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
I've now seen JUMP! a gazillion times and much as I love my doc, understandably, it has become harder to sit through it time and time again. That said, today's screening was a fun, profound and...
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award win @ RiverRun
JUMP! won the Audience Award at the RiverRun International Film Festival!Click here to see a list of the other winning films.Nick flips with turners Tyler & Brittany of Impact Tri-Force of Cary,...
View ArticleUpdate about Tori
At the risk of embarrassing Tori, I want to share with you a little update about her....Last weekend -- after trekking to some of our screenings at the RiverRun International Film Festival in North...
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Texas homecoming @ AFI DALLAS Int'l Film Fest
This entry is long overdue, especially considering that screening at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival was such an important homecoming for us. USA Jump Rope (the league that the film follows)...
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Cleveland ->"someone to watch" award
This entry should have been posted in March, 2008.A huge, heartfelt thank you THANK YOU to the Cleveland International Film Festival for giving me a "Someone to Watch" award. What an auspicious...
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JUMP! gets props in Boston
We're psyched that JUMP! won the Marketing Award at the Independent Film Festival of Boston! And we were the first runner-up for the Audience Award for Best Documentary.With the help of jump rope teams...
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Educational Screenings in San Francisco & Oakland
middle school students in Oakland, California talk aboutwhat they got out of watching JUMP!JUMP! was selected to launch the San Francisco International Film Festival's Schools at the Festival. Each...
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SERIOUS PLAY
Smiling jumper George Smoot, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics forhelping to prove that the universe originated with the Big Bang, knows theimportance of unpredictable exploration in both work and...
View ArticleBelgian jumpers & European Tour
Maarten Goedemé -- a former world champion jumper from Belgium -- sent me this clip of his team performing on TV show "Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde". Unfortunately, I can't translate what the hosts...
View ArticleUpdate on jumpers in the movie
The 2008 USA National Championship took place last weekend. Congratulations to all the jumpers who qualified!Here is a partial list of the 1st place trophies won by kids featured in the movie...
View ArticleJUMP! on Joost -- next gen TV
We are the featured story on Joost.com today:"Not your kid sister's jump rope. These kids take it to a whole new level."Watch HERE.
View ArticleDouble Dutch Is Now A High School Varsity Sport in New York!
Today's New York Times reports DOUBLE DUTCH GETS STATUS IN THE SCHOOLS!
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JUMP! events inspire kids in So Cal
JUMP! on Los Angeles's #1 rated KTLA morning newsThanks to Brian Biery, the Flintridge Operating Foundation and Northwest ECHO -- which stands for Empowering Communities, Helping Others -- we just...
View ArticleBy request
Previously, I posted a link to the video below. By request, here it is more easily accessible. This video has received over 100,000 hits on myspace, joost and other portals.video from AFI Dallas...
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Congratulations!
Huge and belated congratulations to Tori Boggs for winning the Jump Rope World Championship in South Africa this past summer. If you have already seen JUMP!, no doubt you remember her sweet ferocity;...
View ArticleJUMP! premieres on TV
Sunday, December 7th at 5pm on ShowtimeHere is the movie trailer Showtime createdand here is the one we made. Which one do you like better? Share your thoughts on YouTube.JUMP! will be rebroadcast on...
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