Above the Line: Saving Willie Mae's Scotch House
Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of a football season, Undefeated is a coming-of-age vérité documentary centering on three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and an unexpected volunteer coach who struggles to provide them with the discipline, resources and inspiration they’ll need to not only overcome their bleak surroundings, but also to win the first playoff game in the high school’s 110-year history.
Directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, Undefeated is an irresistible tale of the underdog without the mawkishness that usually attends such fare.
The Weinstein Company snapped the rights at this year’s SXSW fest with the intent of remaking it as a “major motion picture.” Here’s an opportunity to see the diamond in the rough.
