“When you talk about affecting people’s lives in the field of coaching, he has to go down as one of the greatest of all time.”
FILM STATUS
Production of the film spans 2007 to the present day. It is an archive that covers Coach Arritt’s final seasons, his retirement, the effort to honor his career and the debate over whether he should be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The film is currently in post-production, and your contribution is crucial to its timely release. All 100% tax-deductible donations can be made to the film’s fiscal agent, The Southern Documentary Fund, by clicking the button below:
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the director
Phil Wall is an award-winning filmmaker. He has written, produced, directed, filmed, and edited three feature documentaries—The Passing Game is his fourth. His documentary feature, The Standard, debuted at #4 on the iTunes documentary chart in September of 2020. It's currently available on Hulu in the US, and internationally--most notably on Discovery+ in Latin America and Brazil. The Book Keepers won both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at its premiere with the Austin Film Festival. It's an official selection for 13 other US film festivals, including SCAD Savannah, Napa Valley, and Twin Cities. Acquired for distribution by First Run Features, the film opened June of 2022 with an Oscar-qualifying nationwide theatrical run. It is now available on digital and DVD. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he works on independent and commercial narrative content. Wall played for Fletcher Arritt’s 2002-03 FUMA team prior to attending Williams College (MA), where he played 4 years of varsity basketball and earned a B.A. in English.
More at philwall.film.