Award winner, Accidental Hero plunges the viewer into a multi-racial high school classroom where the focus of the students is winning...bringing home a state championship in a little known academic sport called "forensics." The art of public speaking is changing their lives, and Tommie Lindsey, their powerful African-American coach, is proving it. By allowing students to draw on their cultural backgrounds, sometimes pent up pain or anger, Lindsey channels emotions positively into spellbinding performances. Lindsey creates champions and inspires dreams to happen. The audience experiences the process, from classroom to state championship.
Video ID: 3
Legacy Video ID: 3
Release Date: Feb. 21, 2002
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Languages: EN_NATIVE
Runtime: 57m
Credits
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Director: Terri DeBono
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Director: Steve Rosen
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Writer: Terri DeBono
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Writer: Steve Rosen
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Himself - Student: Marcelo Garcia
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Himself - Student: Mike Coloma
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Himself - Student: Nathan Feingersh
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Producer: Terri DeBono
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Himself - Student: Jermaine Aaron
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Sound: Terri DeBono
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Film Editor: Steve Rosen
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Assistant Editor : Gail Atchinson
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Assistant Sound : Scott Herrigstad
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Original Music: Brian Eady
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Himself - Student: Al 'Spanky' Thompson
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Film Editor: Terri DeBono
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Cinematography: Steve Rosen
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Herself - Student: Cherie Murphy
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Himself - Student: Rashaud Martin
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Himself - Student: James Stephens
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Himself - Student: Cory Randolph
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Herself - Student: Amber Johnson
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Himself - Student: Robert Hawkins
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Himself - Teacher: Tommie Lindsay
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Herself - Student: Erica Lindsay
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Distributors: GPN Educational Media
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Distributors: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Special Thanks: Ann Tsuchiya
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Special Thanks: Eddie Wong
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Special Thanks: Don Young
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Production Companies: KQED
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Special Thanks: Lois Lindsey
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Special Thanks: Barbara Podoloff
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Special Thanks: Mollie Sumida
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Special Thanks: Yukio Sumida
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Student Research Assistant : Terry Flennaugh
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Student Video : Lamont Oakley
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Special Thanks: Joanne Elgart
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Special Thanks: Lamont Johnson
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Himself - Student: Di'Jonn Grizzell
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Himself - Student: James Harris
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Associate Producer: Sandra Jackson
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Underwriter: AT&T
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Underwriter: Pebble Beach Charities
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Underwriter: National Education Association
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Funding: National Black Programming Consortium
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Underwriter: Fleishhaker Foundation
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Sponsoring: Film Arts Foundation
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Underwriter: Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
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Underwriter: Clarence & Hazelle Rosen Trust
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Underwriter: Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Underwriter: California Teachers Association
Awards
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2010: (Winner) Ashland Independent Film Festival Best Documentary
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2010: (Winner) Cinequest Film Festival Best Documentary
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2010: (Winner) Golden Eagle CINE Award
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