Long Green Line

2008 high school sports documentary film

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 (2008-08-18)

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

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* 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

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* 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

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1. ^ 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.
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)

## External links

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* Official website

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