Doubletime

Doubletime
Festival poster
Directed by	Stephanie Johnes
Produced by	Alexandra JohnesStephanie Johnes Andrea Meditch
Cinematography	Stephanie Johnes
Edited by	Miki Milmore
Music by	Pete Miser Jonathan ZalbenJoel Goodman
Distributed by	Discovery Films
Release date	March 10, 2007 (2007-03-10) (South by Southwest)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Doubletime is a documentary film about the sport of modern-day jump roping and Double Dutch. The film follows two disparate teams—one suburban white and one inner-city black—as they train to compete against each other for the very first time.

Plot

Cast

• Ray Fredrick, coach of the Bouncing Bulldogs
• Joseph Edney, a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs
• Timothy Martin, a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs
• Erica Zenn, a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs
• Joy Holman, coach of the Double Dutch Forces
• Lacie Doolittle, a member of the Double Dutch Forces
• Antoine Cutner, a member of the Double Dutch Forces
• Tia Rankin, a member of the Double Dutch Forces
• Mike Peterson, an assistant coach of the Double Dutch Forces
• David Walker, the founder of the American Double Dutch League
• Richard Cendali, the founder of U.S.A. Jump Rope League

Awards and festivals

• Seattle Film Festival, Best Documentary
• “Best Sports Documentary” Newsday, 2007
• Heartland Film Festival, Crystal Heart Award
• South by Southwest Film Festival, Audience Award Finalist
• Tribeca Film Festival, Audience Award Nominee
• AFI/ Silverdocs
• Mill Valley Film Festival
• Edinburgh International Film Festival

See also

• Spellbound (2002 film)
• Mad Hot Ballroom

External links

• Official website
• Doubletime at IMDb
• Doubletime Variety Magazine Review.
• Doubletime Austin Chronicle Review.
• Doubletime Film Threat Review.
• Bested by Japan, A Jump-Rope Team Plots a Comeback Wall Street Journal.
• Fierce Competition, In Double Time CBS News.
• / Double Dutch Is Back NPR.
• Doubletime North Carolina Public Radio.