New Negro Leagues Documentary

[absintheofmalaise]

Posting this here to get more views.
A new Negro Leagues documentary will be shown at over 100 AMC theaters next month. It was produced by Questlove along with Mark Cuban and Jeff Lurie.
Trailer
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1666774105654263808

A forthcoming film chronicling the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues will be showcased next month in more than 100 AMC movie theaters, representing the core of a business and distribution plan departing significantly from many other sports documentaries.

The League – directed by Sam Pollard and executive produced by famed musician and filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – will make a more traditional widespread debut on July 14 and be released on various major streaming platforms. But that will be preceded by a theatre showing in more than 50 markets on July 9, 10, and 12.

To that end, the film looks to delve far deeper into the history of Negro Leagues, which beyond stars such as Jackie Robinson and Josh Gibson, is largely unknown to even many ardent baseball fans. In particular, a key portion of The League explores the often-ignored Negro Leagues seasons after Robinson broke MLB’s color line in 1947, as well as the sport’s deep intersection with Black business and society.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Thank you for posting this. Will have to see if it is at a theater near me.

 

[Max Power]

Bob Kendrick, the museum president heavily featured in the clip above, has a podcast called Black Diamonds. He gets really deep into black baseball history and usually has a current or former major leaguer on for half of it. It's been going for a couple years and each episode is on a single subject, so there's no need to listen in order. You can pick and choose the topics you want to hear about and not miss anything.

 

[trekfan55]

This looks very very good. I will look for it when it hits streaming (no way is it playing at a theatre near me in Panama)

 

[Zososoxfan]

This looks very very good. I will look for it when it hits streaming (no way is it playing at a theatre near me in Panama)

+1. Very interested in seeing this, but I haven't been to a theater in probably 5-7 years.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

This looks very very good. I will look for it when it hits streaming (no way is it playing at a theatre near me in Panama)

I'll send you a list of the theaters in Atlanta in case it's playing on your next trip here. Let me know.

 

[LogansDad]

This looks spectacular. Hope we get it out here.

 

[GeorgeThomas]

It looks like it'll be available on streaming services starting July 14th.

https://www.magpictures.com/theleague/watch-at-home/