BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival 2009//iCa l4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T142400 SUMMARY:I Speak Soccer DESCRIPTION:An around-the-world tour of language\, culture\, and play thr ough the lens of pick-up soccer. "Pick-up"\, unlike professional or le ague play\, is an informal\, public and self-defined version of sport. Without a referee to enforce internationally standardized rules\, player s create their own structure and style\, which are influenced by their c ultural and physical environment. Comparing three countries - Brazil\, Thailand\, and Nigeria - the film exposes fascinating contrasts. As div erse as these games are though\, the most important feature of pick-up i s universal\; it's magical ability to bring people together. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Pickford Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/ispeaksoccer_allsports2009 UID:2482482130-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T143900 SUMMARY:Last Cup: The Road to the World Series of Beer Pong DESCRIPTION:LAST CUP cuts through the drunken fog that has shaped the pub lic's perception of beer pong and examines the player's competitive natu re\, their reluctance to "grow up"\, and their desire for glory and fame . CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Chaplin Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/lastcup_allsports2009 UID:2482375813-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T143000 SUMMARY:Born to Ride: Cody Wright and the Quest for a World Title DESCRIPTION:A tale of one year of a bronc rider's trail to glory. Come a long for the ride as Cody Wright hits the rodeo trail on a quest to win the 2008 Saddle Bronc Riding Championship. The 31 year-old father of fo ur had been to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo five times and never w on. Now\, if he is going to win the world in 2008\, he would have to ou tride the man he had idolized since boyhood - 45 year-old Billy Etbauer\ , one of the greatest to ever climb on a bucking horse. Narrated by Wil ford Brimley with music by Dan Truman of Diamond Rio. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Fairbanks Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/borntoridecodywrightandthequest foraworldtitle_allsports2009 UID:2482535808-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T144000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T160200 SUMMARY:The Challenge of Champions: The Story of Lane Frost & Red Rock DESCRIPTION:“The Challenge of Champions: The Story of Lane Frost and Red Rock\,” covers the great duel between Frost and Red Rock. Their special seven-match series in 1988 \ncaptured the attention of die-hard rodeo fa ns and those totally new to the sport. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Pickford Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/thechallengeofchampionsthestory oflanefrostredrock_allsports2009 UID:2482537259-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T154600 SUMMARY:Arosa Isch Besser (Arosa is Better) DESCRIPTION:This is the story of the rise of a small town hockey club cal led EHC Arosa. It is an informative tale about the transition from amat eur to professional sport. It's also an example of the social changes t hat started in the 1980's and are still under way today in terms of idea lism to shareholder value\; from family business to large corporation\; from solidarity to individualism. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Short LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Fairbanks Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/arosaischbesserarosaisbetter_al lsports2009 UID:2482535675-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T162900 SUMMARY:playing with RAGE DESCRIPTION:There are over 100 teams of women in America who play profess ional football. These pioneering women come from all walks of life unit ed by a common desire - to play the one sport that has denied them their entire lives - football. playing with RAGE tackles the issues of domes tic violence\, gender roles\, and the state of professional sports in Am erica. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Chaplin Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/playingwithrage_allsports2009 UID:2482657299-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T172100 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 1 DESCRIPTION:Three wonderful short films. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program 1 LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Fairbanks Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/shortsprogram1_allsports2009 UID:2482474050-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T171000 SUMMARY:Beauty Mark DESCRIPTION:At age 28\, Diane Israel stepped down from m her career as on e of the world’s top women triathletes. Competing since she was 14\, her body finally collapsed from fatigue and anorexia under the extreme phys ical pressures required of today’s professional athletes. Though sports had been her life\, Diane switched gears\, went back and became a psycho therapist. In her new role\, Diane heard a multitude of stories from pat ients\, each more shocking than the last\, of the lengths they would go to in order to achieve the ‘perfect’ body. To understand their heartfel t desire for physical perfection at any cost\, Diane set out to explore their actions in the broader context of the culture and business of Beau ty in America. What she discovers over the course of her journey will hi t frighteningly close to home\, revealing Diane’s own deeply moving stor y of family secrets\, self-doubt and personal abuse.\n\nBEAUTY MARK pres ents an alarming\, infuriating\, and at times\, humorous look at the myr iad forces that shape our perceptions of beauty. The film follows Diane as she speaks with champion athletes\, body builders\, fashion models\, burn survivors and inner-city teens on their experiences and insights re lating to self-image. Notable luminaries such as playwright Eve Ensler\, author Paul Campos and cultural critic Naomi Wolf provide commentary. W oven throughout is Diane’s relationship with her family\, for whom main taining the façade of a picture-perfect household meant everything. When Diane’s family reunites at her recently paralyzed mother’s home\, their poignant gathering is the final key to Diane’s inspirational and extrao rdinary transformation. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Pickford Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/beautymark_allsports2009 UID:2482538332-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T181000 SUMMARY:Time in the Minors DESCRIPTION:Trying to make it in the fiercely competitive world of profes sional baseball can make or break you. “Time in the Minors” documents th e 2006 season of two minor league players on their formidable journey in trying to reach the major leagues. \n\nJohn (19)\, a High School All-A merican from San Diego\, California was selected in the first round of t he 2005 amateur baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians and offered a on e million dollar signing bonus. 2006 will mark John’s first full season in professional baseball. Tony (28)\, a 6th-round draft pick out of Omah a\, Nebraska is an 8-year veteran of the minor leagues and the 2006 seas on may be Tony’s last shot to make it.\n \nWhat’s it like trying to mak e it to the Major Leagues? Follow each player from pre-season and beyond through the ups and downs of a life in professional baseball\, and the dream that keeps their hopes alive. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Chaplin Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/timeintheminors_allsports2009 UID:2482470983-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T185400 SUMMARY:Handicapped: A Documentary About Bad Golf DESCRIPTION:Albert J. Doermaet\, Jr.\, a former high school teacher and c oach who founded his multi-million dollar portable toilet and waste mana gement empire when he bought six port-a-johns from a traveling salesman in 1976\, established the Average Man Invitational in 2004 in an effort to fulfill his lifelong dream of competing in a high stakes golf tournam ent (which has a winner-take-all prize of $250\,000). The catch is - on ly golfers who are as bad as him or worse are allowed. Handicapped docu ments the 2006 tournament\, which attracted the dregs of the amateur gol f community to the lush grounds of Royal Melbourne Country Club in the s uburbs north of Chicago. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Pickford Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/handicappedadocumentaryaboutbad golf_allsports2009 UID:2482472555-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T201700 SUMMARY:Bicycle Dreams DESCRIPTION:"Bicycle Dreams" is a powerful documentary about the Race Acr oss America\, a 3000-mile bicycle race that challenges riders to cross t he country in less than ten days. This ultimate test of endurance provid es the backdrop for a soul-stirring journey to the finish line. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Chaplin Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/bicycledreams_allsports2009 UID:2482472443-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T204200 SUMMARY:Rebound: A Basketball Story DESCRIPTION:"Rebound: A Basketball Story" is a true tale of a high school basketball team that rose from literal ashes to realize the dream of ev ery Kentuckian - winning the state basketball championship. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Pickford Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/reboundabasketballstory_allspor ts2009 UID:2482538632-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T221300 SUMMARY:Faded Glory DESCRIPTION:Eighteen years after forming the first amateur baseball team out of Manhattan\, one man decides to reunite the team and return them t o glory in the 38+ National Amateur Baseball World Series in Phoenix\, A rizona. The group of dysfunctional men find hope\, freedom\, and friend ship through their common love of baseball and the chance of staying you ng. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Chaplin Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/fadedglory_allsports2009 UID:2482472318-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T033148Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090711T221700 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 2 DESCRIPTION:Four wonderful short films. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program 2 LOCATION:Raleigh Studios - Fairbanks Theater URL:http://allsports.bside.com/2009/films/shortsprogram2_allsports2009 UID:2482480083-allsports.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR