Leaps and Bounds: The Men Who Changed Track and Field
The athlete and his coach from the University of Pennsylvania who revolutionized track and field by inventing two key techniques in the late 1800’s, and the 1900 Olympics that followed.
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Jessie GarciaDirector
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Jessie GarciaWriter
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Jessie Garcia, Laj WaghrayProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:15 minutes 58 seconds
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Completion Date:July 14, 2019
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Milwaukee Film FestivalMilwaukee
United States
Pitch Contest winner -
Reading Film FestivalReading, PA
United States
November 2, 2019
North American premiere
Official Selection -
Docs Without Borders
Official Selection -
Top Shorts Film Festival
Official Selection -
NewFilmmakers New York
Finalist -
Boston's Screaming Ostrich FestivalBoston, MA
Official Selection -
Couch Film Festival
Official Selection -
Canadian Cinematography Awards
Official Selection/Semi-Finalist -
Hollywood Sun Awards
Official Selection -
Wallachia International Film Festival
Official Selection -
Glorious Movie Awards
Best Documentary -
Starshine Film Festival
Best Documentary -
Hyperwave Film Awards
Semi-finalist -
Green Bay Film FestivalGreen Bay, WI
Official Selection
Jessie Garcia is an award-winning sportscaster who served as the Green Bay Packers sideline reporter and host of NFL coach's shows. She has written three non-fiction books and one fiction, which is also available as an audio book. This is Jessie's first documentary. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I discovered the story of Alvin Kraenzlein and Mike Murphy while researching my book, "Going for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of Our State Olympians." I simply knew their story had to be told in documentary form as well and it was my great pleasure to do so. I hope audiences walk away feeling that they learned something they didn't know, as well as finding great respect for the men who changed track and field.