| Most Valuable Players | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matthew D. Kallis |
| Written by | Christopher Lockhart |
| Produced by | Matthew D. Kallis Christopher Lockhart |
| Starring | Ali Mosser Jennifer Wescoe Katie Wexler Zachary Gibson Frank Anonia Amanda Kostalis John Andreadis |
| Cinematography | Curt Apduhan |
| Edited by | Zack Braff |
| Music by | Randy Miller |
Production company | Canyonback Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Most Valuable Players is a 2010 documentary film about The Freddy Awards, an annual awards ceremony recognizing outstanding high school musical and theatre theatrical productions in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
The film focuses primarily on three Pennsylvania schools: Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Parkland High School in Allentown, and Freedom High School in Bethlehem.[1] By coincidence, both Emmaus and Parkland were presenting the musical Les Misérables the year Most Valuable Players was filmed, and the intense competition between the two school emerges as a central theme to the film.[2]
The film appeared in the International Documentary Association's DocuWeeks showcase in August 2010 and at the Mill Valley Film Festival in California. In 2010, the Oprah Winfrey Network acquired the broadcast and video rights to the film.
The documentary is directed and co-produced by Matthew D. Kallis and written and co-produced by Christopher Lockhart.[3] Lockhart was inspired to make the film after watching clips of a Freddy Awards production on YouTube.
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