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In My Corner

Explosive portrait of young men coming of age in the world of a local community gym, evoking the need for positive role models and recognizing potential in young lives.

Series

POV, True Stories

Premiere Date

June 22, 1999

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Ricki Stern

Producer

Ricki Stern produced and directed the Emmy-nominated Negelct Not the Children, a 1992 documentary about a Harlem-based youth program. Negelct Not the Children was hosted by Morgan Freeman and originally aired on PBS. Stern’s producing credits include several films for HBO, including the forensic science series Autopsy I, II, III; and Murder 9 to 5, a documentary on workplace violence. She has directed and produced two short dance films featuring principals from the Paul Taylor Company (NY) and a special for the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre Workshop.
Anne Sundberg

Producer

Anne Sundberg’s work includes the 1996 Academy Award-winning One Survivor Remembers, a co-production of HBO and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Sundberg has also produced segments for the Emmy Award-winning series City Arts (WNET/NY) and for the American Cinema Project (1995), a 10-hour PBS/BBC documentary series. She has worked extensively in film and television development for HBO Original Programming and HBO/NYC, and was story editor for Joan Micklin Silver’s Silverfilm Productions. She is currently producing the independent feature What Happened to Tully.