Long Green Line

Long Green Line
Long Green Line
Directed by	Matthew Arnold
Written by	Matthew Arnold
Produced by	Brady Hallongren; Matthew Arnold
Starring	Coach Joe Newton; Lord Sebastian Coe; Matt and Eric Dettman; Conor Chadwick; John Fisher
Edited by	Alex Saftie
Music by	Kyle Wittlin
Production; companies	LGL Productions, LLC
Release date	August 18, 2008;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$75,000

The Long Green Line is an independent American feature length documentary film about the 2005 York Community High School Cross Country team, Elmhurst, Illinois. It is written, directed and co-produced by Matthew Arnold, with co-production and cinematography by Brady Hallongren. The film documents Coach Joe Newton's 50th year coaching, while the team is going for their 25th Illinois (IHSA) state title.^[1]^[2]

There are over 220 boys on the team, and during the film, two of the top seven runners are arrested, expelled from school, and expelled from the team for arson.^[1]

The film was released on August 18, 2008, and ran in theaters for six weeks.

Reception

Three stars from Chicago Tribune
Three stars - Chicago SunTimes: ""A healthy reminder of how sports can mold young men and women into better people. "

Awards

Endurance Sports Award - Running Film of the Year
Best Documentary - Lake Forest Film Festival^[3]
Best Documentary - Naperville Film Festival
Opening Film - Running Film Festival - U.S. Olympic Trials, Eugene Oregon
Voted #10 Best Sports Film of all time - ESPNrise.com

References

^ ^a ^b Maciaszek, Marty (August 16, 2008). "These filmmakers knew how to draw the 'Line' - Daily Herald". Prev.dailyherald.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "The Long Green Line – High School Cross Country Running Documentary about Coach Joe Newton". Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ reporter, Ted Gregory, Tribune. "Taking an idea, running with it". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Official website

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[aaa-1] Maciaszek, Marty (August 16, 2008). "These filmmakers knew how to draw the 'Line' - Daily Herald". Prev.dailyherald.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[2] "The Long Green Line – High School Cross Country Running Documentary about Coach Joe Newton". Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[3] reporter, Ted Gregory, Tribune. "Taking an idea, running with it". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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