Murderball

Murderball (2005)

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Date of release
2005-07-22
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (113)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dana Adam Shapiro, Henry Alex Rubin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary

Murderball is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled who play wheelchair rugby. It centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and American teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro and produced by Jeffrey V. Mandel and Shapiro. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for the 78th Academy Awards. Murderball was the first and only MTV film released through THINKFilm as well as Participant Media.

Production

Murderball was shot on a low budget. The main camera used was a Panasonic AG-DVX100; a Sony PD150 was used to shoot some of the early interviews. The crew rigged a Sennheiser shotgun microphone to use as a boom and relied heavily on lavalier wireless microphones as well. Available lighting was used almost exclusively. Additional light was provided using an inexpensive china ball.

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