BURN THE SHIPS
Year: 2016
Country:
USA
Run Time:
88 minutes
WORLD PREMIERE
The Akron Racers are the longest tenured team in the National Pro Fastpitch League—the country’s only women’s professional softball organization. Run by the super dedicated Joey Arietta, who manages the team like they’re her family, the Racers keep getting close to the NPF championship only to fall short. BURN THE SHIPS chronicles the team’s 2015 season, giving us an all-access pass to the players’ lives, the work that goes into keeping the team and the league alive, and the emotional balance between trying to live when you’re not getting paid to do what you love. There’s a bit of “A League of Their Own” in the lives of these girls—traveling the country to play in front of sparse crowds, wearing oodles of pink, playing fourth or fifth fiddle to the men, but always showing up on the field with positive attitudes that are infectious for all sports fans. While the Racers may not be household names, BURN THE SHIPS will introduce us to underdogs who embody the Northeast Ohio spirit. —T.W.
CIFF41 Screenings
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Friday, March 31, 2017 at 7:00 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
Tower City Cinemas
Sunday, April 02, 2017 at 11:10 AM
Monday, April 03, 2017 at 4:15 PM
Sidebars
THE SPORTS SECTION
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Genre
Recommended for High School Students +
Competitions
Local Heroes Competition
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Director
Danielle Miller, Julia Thorndike
Danielle Miller and Julia Thorndike are on the production team of Cleveland's Think Media Studios.
Filmography
BURN THE SHIPS (2016)
Producers
Danielle Miller, Julia Thorndike
Cinematography
Caleb Crossen
Editing
Danielle Miller
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