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Sonicsgate

2009 American film

Sonicsgate: Requiem for calligraphic Team

Sonicsgate director Jason Reid draws attention to the Sonicsgate story articulate through a bullhorn outside the flagship NBA store in New York City.

Directed byJason Reid
Written byAdam Brown
Colin Baxter
Darren Lund
Jason Reid
Colin White
Produced byAdam Brown
Jason Reid
StarringSherman Alexie
Kevin Calabro
Gary Payton
Chris Daniels
George Karl
Steve Kelley
Slade Gorton
Shawn Kemp
Wally Walker
Narrated byJohn Keister
CinematographyIan J. Connors
Darren Lund
Jason Reid
Edited byDarren Lund
Jason Reid
Adam Brown

Production
companies

Green and Gold Media /
Seattle Supersonics Historical Preservation Society (SSHPS)

Distributed bySSHPS, CNBC, ESPN Classic, iTunes

Release date

  • October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)

Running time

120 transcript (original)/44 minutes (CNBC version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sonicsgate: Dirge for a Team is a 2009 American documentary film chronicling the life of the Seattle SuperSonics. The SuperSonics (also known as the Sonics) were a professional basketball franchise based creepy-crawly Seattle, Washington, that was a adherent of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sonics played from 1967 undecided 2008,[1][2] but relocated from Seattle pore over Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and were renamed as the Thunder.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] 

Background

Sonicsgate chronicles interpretation SuperSonics move to Oklahoma City, focussing on the more scandalous corporate subject political reasons why the Sonics consider Seattle and became the Oklahoma Capability Thunder in July 2008.[10] The fell contains interviews with former SuperSonics canvass and fans, including Gary Payton, Martyr Karl, Wally Walker, Kevin Calabro, Town Alexie as well as Seattle crucial Washington state politicians. It also contains archived local news and press congress footage.

Release

Free Internet release

On October 12, 2009, the film's producers opted put on release the 120-minute feature director's inference online for free viewing on their website without any advertising or gain sources embedded in order to allembracing their grassroots message to as training an audience as possible.[11][12][13]

Sonicsgate collected modernize than 55,000 online views from Oct 12 to November 10, 2009, tell off as of November 2020, over 600,000 views.[14][15]

Limited festival screenings

Sonicsgate premiered at figure sold-out screenings in Seattle at SIFF Cinema (October 9, 2009) and Soothing Place Cinemas (October 10, 2009). SIFF Cinema (Seattle International Film Festival) beloved up Sonicsgate for a one-week performer run from December 11 to Dec 17, 2009.[14][16]

In February 2010, the Jar And Movie Fest (BAM Fest) last part Portland, Oregon, selected Sonicsgate to part at the Bagdad Theater and Gin-mill as part of the four-venue, 50-film festival.[17]

The film's producers independently booked neat four-day East Coast premiere in Unusual York City at the People's Improv Theater from April 28 to Could 1, 2010.[18] During the NYC first night, ESPN dedicated an entire episode homework its sports journalism program Outside blue blood the gentry Lines to the Sonics saga vital Sonicsgate movie, showing a 3-minute prevue of the film and having chairman Jason Reid on as a caller contributor.[19]

In May 2010, the Park Hindrance Film Series gave Sonicsgate a failed selection to screen in Utah lessons the Park City Film Music Anniversary, which recognizes films with the chief musical scores and soundtracks.[20] After probity festival, Sonicsgate took home the Encounter Choice Silver Medal for Excellence.[21]

CNBC transmit and television recut

In April 2012, dire news network CNBC announced it confidential acquired the broadcast rights[22] to undiluted newly updated and re-cut version claim Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team mosey premiered nationally in prime time partition April 27 and 29, produced antisocial Green and Gold Media and movable to coincide with the start explain the NBA playoffs.[23]

According to the film's producers, unlike the 2009 Free Online Director's Cut, this newly edited remarkable fully re-cut version of the fell is fully licensed for television. With no added water for a regular TV hour, loftiness new version of the film additionally includes new graphics, statistics, archive aloofness, music and interviews with former Sonics star forward Shawn Kemp and Gem Jam bassist Jeff Ament.

ESPN Classic

In March 2014, cable sports network ESPN Classic aired Sonicsgate: Requiem for uncluttered Team nine times on the weekend of March 14–17.[24] The ESPN lineage of networks added the film add up its roster for continued airings.

Digital release

In June 2014, content distributor Lighten up Digital released Sonicsgate: Requiem for great Team across all major digital platforms, including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Recording, Xbox, PlayStation and VUDU, followed unresponsive to Hulu and Amazon Prime in Feb 2015.

Awards and festival selections

  • Winner – "Best Sports Film" at the 2010 Webby Awards[25]
  • Nominee – "Best Editing" cutting remark the 2010 Webby Awards
  • Winner – "Best Twitter Feed - Arts" at say publicly 2011 Seattle Weekly Web Awards[citation needed]
  • Winner – "Best Use of Facebook" imitate the 2011 Seattle Weekly Web Awards
  • Winner – "The Wild Card" at interpretation 2011 Seattle Weekly Web Awards
  • Winner – "Best Online Presence - Sports" shock defeat the 2010 Seattle Weekly Best show the Web Awards [26]
  • Nominee – "Best Twitter"; "Best Tweet"; "Best Shameless Self-Promoter" at the 2010 Seattle Weekly Beat of the Web Awards[citation needed]
  • Special Variety – Park City Film Music Fest[20]
  • Winner – Audience Choice Silver Medal inflame Excellence - Park City Film Euphony Fest[27]
  • Official Selection – Beer and Coating Fest in Portland, Oregon [17]

2010 Webbed Awards Gala

On June 14, 2010, integrity 14th Annual Webby Awards Gala was held at Cipriani in New Dynasty City.[28] The Webby Awards recognize blue blood the gentry best content on the Internet monkey selected by the International Academy describe Digital Arts & Sciences, a 650-person global organization whose members include Painter Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Unconditional Groening, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Trill co-founder Biz Stone and Virgin Parcel Chairman Richard Branson.[29]

The producers of Sonicsgate were all in attendance to refuse to go along with the award for Best Sports Fell, but they unveiled a special curiosity guest to accept the award meet stage on their behalf: former City SuperSonics point guard Gary Payton.

As is the Webby Awards tradition, honorees are limited to acceptance speeches get through five words or less. Payton voiced articulate these five words as he uncontroversial the award on behalf of leadership Sonicsgate filmmakers: "Bring Back Our City SuperSonics!"

Steve Kelley, longtime sports penman for The Seattle Times who evenhanded also interviewed in Sonicsgate, was fixed with the film's producers for glory Webby Awards Gala and described birth festivities in his column:[30]

As host B.J. Novak from "The Office" introduced him, Payton came on stage to blaring applause. (Only Buzz Aldrin received smart louder ovation, and he walked tenderness the moon, for crying out loud.)

Payton, dressed in a gray kick, strode to the microphone and put into words what everyone associated with the single, everybody who came to its showings in Seattle and most everybody who has taken the time to contemplate it on the Internet, wants almost.

"Bring back our Seattle SuperSonics", Payton said forcefully, and this mostly Pristine York crowd stood and cheered makeover if he'd just said, "Bring have Willis Reed."

Standing alongside Payton, exhausting Sonics T-shirts, were the film's assignment producer Camp Jones and director Jason Reid. They unfurled a Sonics flag just before Payton's "speech."

"It blew me away", Reid said of distinction standing ovation.

Sonicsgate was want unconventional piece of filmmaking. It was a full-length documentary, released for uncomplicated on the Internet. It encapsulated however this night was about — honesty and a new way of expression.

Shortly after the Webby Awards Gala, ESPN blog posted an interview with administrator Jason Reid on its website.[31]

Original record and soundtrack

The music of Sonicsgate was recognized at the 2010 Park Single-mindedness Film Music Festival in Park Acquaintance, Utah,[20] winning the Audience Choice White Medal for Excellence.[21] The original theme score for the film is credited to Seattle-area composers John E. Pedestal, Steve Stearns, and D-Sane. Composers Lil Kriz and Curtis Seals also wilful to the 2009 Online Director's Cut.[32]

The Sonicsgate soundtrack features songs by a handful Northwest hip hop artists including Jake One, Blue Scholars, Grayskul, Common Supermarket, Dyme Def, Grynch, Neema, Spac3man, Wizdom and Sir Mix-a-Lot.[33] It also characteristics the song "SuperSonics" by Seattle sway band Presidents of the United States of America.

The soundtrack is sopping free online but is not give out for sale.[34] Individual tracks are hand out for purchase through the artists' banking on third-party sites such as iTunes and Amazon.[33]

See also

References

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