Medora (film)

Medora
Medora
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart
Produced by	Rachel Dengiz; Davy Rothbart; Andrew Cohn; Rachael Counce;
Cinematography	Rachael Counce
Edited by	Vanessa Roworth; Andrew Cohn; Mary Manhardt;
Music by	Bobby Emmett; Patrick Keeler;
Distributed by	Beachside Films; Olive Productions; Seven34 Films;
Release date	November 8, 2013;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Medora is a 2013 documentary film by Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart about a small town basketball team based in Medora, Indiana, called the Medora Hornets. The town's 70-students high school basketball team which is on a losing streak of many seasons, just unable to keep up with larger schools in the area league, much as Medora itself struggles to barely survive.

The directors were initially interested in the team after an article in The New York Times about the team. For the full 2010–2011 season, they took more than 600 hours of footage about the team and the lives and struggles of its team members.^[1] The post-production costs were financed through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.^[2] The resulting 82-minute documentary was released in November 2013.

^ Jamie Siebrase (November 11, 2013). "The real-life Hoosiers of Medora: Small-town life dribbles away". Denver Westword.
^ "MEDORA (Documentary) -- HELP REACH OUR NEW GOAL OF 65K! by Andrew Cohn & Davy Rothbart — Kickstarter". Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[denver-1] Jamie Siebrase (November 11, 2013). "The real-life Hoosiers of Medora: Small-town life dribbles away". Denver Westword.

[2] "MEDORA (Documentary) -- HELP REACH OUR NEW GOAL OF 65K! by Andrew Cohn & Davy Rothbart — Kickstarter". Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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