Chicago International FF Launches with World Premiere of ‘One Golden Summer’

The Chicago International Film Festival launched its 61^st annual run on Wednesday night at the Music Box Theater. Featuring the world premiere of Chicago-made documentary One Golden Summer, the oldest competitive film fest in North America kicked off this year’s 11-day celebration with style.

One Golden Summer tells the story of Chicago’s 2014 Jackie Robinson West Little League team. They became the first all-Black team to win the Little League U.S. Baseball Championship. Then a rival coach made accusations about residential boundaries. The title was stripped. This film goes beyond the headlines and the stereotypes to document a whole new truth about the matter.

At the premiere, One Golden Summer director Kevin Shaw and producer Robert Teitel strolled down the ChiFilmFest red carpet with several members of the original 2014 Jackie Robinson West Little League team. Screen correspondent Sharaun Brown talked to pretty much all of them. Check out the highlights below.

CHIFILMFEST OPENING NIGHT WITH SHARAUN BROWN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2-1muzS_-Y

For more information and for tickets, visit the Festival’s website at chicagofilmfestival.com.

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