World Premiere
BS High
Spotlight Documentary
Feature | United States | 95 MINUTES | EnglishDocumentary
ESPN once televised a football game between IMG, one of America's most prominent high school teams, and the unknown Bishop Sycamore. The game ended with a score of 58-0 and a blowout by IMG that endangered students’ lives. People began to ask, “Who is Bishop Sycamore?” as news came back that the school used college-age players who shouldn’t have been eligible to play — and that Bishop Sycamore wasn’t even a real high school. From inquiries made by the Ohio High School Athletic Association to the journalists digging in, this truer-than-fiction story questions the entire business model of amateur sports.
Directed by Martin Desmond Roe and Travon Free, and featuring interviews with players, families, coaches, and the team’s controversial head coach Roy Johnson, this film captures your attention and searches for answers.––Jarod Neece
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
Director
Martin Desmond Roe, Travon Free
Producer
Jack Turner, Spencer Paysinger
Cinematographer
David Markun
Editor
Derek Doneen, Lauren Brown, Sean Horvath, Dean Gonzalez, Cynthia Zhong
Composer
TK Kayembe
Executive Producer
Todd Schulman, Adam McKay, Constance Schwartz-Morini, Michael Strahan, Ethan Lewis, Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Ankur Chawla, Alex Mather, Martin Desmond Roe, Travon Free
Associate Producer
Thea Mann, Nick Graves, Trevor Gibbons
Co-Producer
Anthony Smith, Meech Golden, Mark DiCristofaro
Consulting Producers
Amy Dash, Trevor Gibbons, Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman
Story Editor
Mary Pilon
US Distributor
An HBO Sports Documentary