Runners High
Producer: Ensemble Pictures
Director: Alex da Silva
Run time: 52 minutes and 86 minutes
Production year: 2006
Be inspired by the award-winning documentary of personal triumph. When teenagers from one of the nation’s toughest neighborhoods in Oakland, California sign up to train for a marathon, they begin the journey of a lifetime. Runners High is an intimate, character driven documentary of struggle, courage, and hope. During a season filled with conflict and possibility, four teens bare their dreams, joys, tears, and fears. As several stumble under the pressure in emotionally charged moments, others realize the journey begins with the power and commitment to accept responsibility for their own futures. Runners High shows that no matter what happens next, one season of training to run 26.2 miles can change your life forever.
Festivals & Awards
Winner
Best movie, Milan International FICTS Sports Festival
Outstanding Documentary, India Sports Movie Festival
Official Selection:
San Francisco
Hots Docs
Toronto
Hot Springs
Austin
Urbanworld Atlantic
