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Small Ball: A Little League Story
Follow the hope, thrills, and excitement of players, parents, and coaches as a team of 11- and 12-year-old Little Leaguers go from their small Northern California town all the way to the 2002 Little League Baseball World Series Championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- Premiere Date
- April 14, 2004
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer
Louis Alvarez
Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker have been making films together since the late 1970s. They have a national reputation for making audience-friendly documentaries that tackle important subjects in American culture with wit and humor, including social class (People Like Us), language (American Tongues), women's lives (Moms, Sex:Female), and politics (Vote for Me, Louisiana Boys).… Show more
- Other ITVS Films
- Getting Back to Abnormal
- People Like Us: Social Class in America
Producer
Andrew Kolker
Andrew Kolker has been making films with Louis Alvarez and Peter Odabashian for decades. They have a national reputation for making audience-friendly documentaries that tackle important subjects in American culture with wit and humor, including social class (People Like Us), language (American Tongues), women's lives (Moms, Sex:Female), and… Show more
- Other ITVS Films
- Getting Back to Abnormal
- People Like Us: Social Class in America
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The Film
Millions of people from every walk of life have played or been touched by Little League baseball. Through entertaining vignettes of present-day Little League play and evocative recollections from former players, Small Ball opens a window into a national rite of passage and the role it plays in shaping American culture.
