Baseball Mensch
The Marty Lurie Story
He was a top criminal defense who quit at the top of his game to follow his lifelong passion, to talk about baseball.
This is a baseball movie but it’s much more than that.
Marty Lurie’s story is a worthy film all by itself but the “tapestry” of this narrative also includes the stories of a diverse group whose lives have been enriched by being connected with Marty.
Its about personal loss, survival, success, transformation, greater success, mentorship, racial justice, woman’s rights, American history and turtle races.
Director: Randy Field
For the last decade, Randy has directed documentaries focused on social issues including Crime of the Big Leagues. This is the story of of Lester Rodney, a largely forgotten hero in the fight to desegregate baseball. Crime is now on permanent exhibit at the Negro Leagues Hall of Fame in Kansas City and part of the permanent collection of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Randy has directed Voices, a documentary about a group of women protesting the reversal of Roe v. Wade. It has been accepted in over 20 festivals around the world and is being distributed by Rocco Films.
Producer: Michael Pickman-Thoon
Michael is co-founder of Rough House Editorial, a SF based video production and post house for over 35 years. As an editor, Michael has worked on commercials and corporate projects for many Fortune 500 companies. In 2016, he led the Rough House team editing commercials for the SF Giants.
As a producer and editor, Michael collaborated with Randy on Crime of the Big Leagues as well as Voices.
Writer: Charlie Pearson
His work has been seen on PBS, ABC, HBO, Showtime, A&E Discovery, National Geography and throughout Europe. Credits include Keeping Score, featuring Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony, the Promise of Play, The Digital Divide and Who Killed the electric Car.
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