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Shooting Stars

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This dramatization celebrates the Edmonton Grads women's basketball team, which was formed in 1915 and disbanded in 1940. During that time the team was Canadian Champion (1922-1940), North American Champion (1923-1940), and World Champion (1924-1940). Their phenomenal record of 502 wins and 20 losses remains unrivalled by any team in any sport.

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Title

Shooting Stars

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NFB

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Authors

Stein, Allan
Krepakevich, Jerry
MacLean, Mairi
McCrea, Graydon
Stein/MacLean Productions Ltd. (Montreal)
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Edmonton Commercial Grads.
Edmonton Grads (Basketball team).--History.
Women basketball players.
Sex role.
Basketball.
Women athletes.
Sports--History--Canada.
BasketballDramatizationsEdmontonEdmonton Grads (Basketball team)Women's teams

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (49 min., 24 sec.) : sound.

Series

Awards Note

Award for Best Overall Sound (Clancy Livingston, Michel Lalonde, Barry Jones), 1988 Award for Best Editing (Marke Slipp), 1988 Award for Best Documentary , 1988 Award for Best Direction non-dramatic (Allan Stein), 1988 Award for Best Music Score (George Blondheim), 1988 Award for Best Art Direction (Brent Thomas), 1988 Award for Best Cinematography (James Jeffrey), 1988 Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Sport / Recreating Film, 1988

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General Note

Agency - English program:.Northwest Centre.
Agency:.Co-produced by Stein/MacLean Productions Ltd. and the NFB with the assistance of the Secretary of State, Women's Program, the Canadian Amateur Basketball Association, and CBC Edmonton with the participation of the Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation and Telefilm Canada.

Credit Note

Director, Allan Stein ; producer, Allan Stein, Jerry Krepakevich ; executive producer, Mairi MacLean, Graydon McCrea ; script, Mairi MacLean, Allan Stein ; camera, James Jeffrey ; sound, Clancy Livingston ; editing, Marke Slipp ; sound editing, Michel Lalonde ; music, George Blondheim.

Performer Note

Narrator, Mairi MacLean ; cast, Jayne Geldart, Shelaine Kozakavich, Tracy Levang, Monica Reicher, Wilf Rowe, Annette Sanregret, Patti Smith, Lynette Taal, Zofia Yeomans.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 1987.

Summary

This dramatization celebrates the Edmonton Grads women's basketball team, which was formed in 1915 and disbanded in 1940. During that time the team was Canadian Champion (1922-1940), North American Champion (1923-1940), and World Champion (1924-1940). Their phenomenal record of 502 wins and 20 losses remains unrivalled by any team in any sport.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Award for Best Overall Sound (Clancy Livingston, Michel Lalonde, Barry Jones), 1988
Award for Best Editing (Marke Slipp), 1988
Award for Best Documentary , 1988
Award for Best Direction non-dramatic (Allan Stein), 1988
Award for Best Music Score (George Blondheim), 1988
Award for Best Art Direction (Brent Thomas), 1988
Award for Best Cinematography (James Jeffrey), 1988
Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Sport / Recreating Film, 1988

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).