Obamas’ Higher Ground Acquires Telluride Short Baseball Doc ‘The Turnaround’ From Oscar Winner Ben Proudfoot
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor The Barack and Michelle Obama-led shingle Higher Ground has acquired “The Turnaround,” a documentary short film premiering at the Telluride Film Festival.
Barack and Michelle Obama, along with Higher Ground’s Vinnie Malhotra and Ethan Lewis, have joined the project as executive producers.
Directed by Kyle Thrash and Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot, “The Turnaround” tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turned the team around after hitting a major roadblock.
The doc is one of three short films in Telluride’s main program. Proudfoot has won two Academy Awards in the doc short category for “The Queen of Basketball” (2022) and “The Last Repair Shop” (2024).
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