Ghost Town to Havana (2015)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Eugene Corr, Roberto Chile

Synopsis

A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his father, spends five years on ball fields in inner city Oakland and Havana, following the lives of two extraordinary youth baseball coaches, Roscoe in Oakland and Nicolas in Havana. The coaches meet on videotape and two years of red tape later, Coach Roscoe and nine Oakland players travel to Havana to play Coach Nicolas' team. For one week, the players and coaches eat, dance, swim, argue and play baseball together. But when the parent of an Oakland player is murdered back home, it brings back the inescapable reality and challenges of life in an American inner city.

Actors

Roscoe Bryant
Roscoe Bryant
Himself

Crews

Eugene Corr
Eugene Corr
Director
Roberto Chile
Roberto Chile
Director
Eugene Corr
Eugene Corr
Writer
Matthew Chandler
Matthew Chandler
Associate Producer
Eugene Corr
Eugene Corr
Producer
Liza Corr
Liza Corr
Associate Producer
Robert Deutsch
Robert Deutsch
Executive Producer
Ruth Shapiro
Ruth Shapiro
Executive Producer
Max Stein
Max Stein
Associate Producer
Gary Weimberg
Gary Weimberg
Co-Producer
Roberto Chile
Roberto Chile
Co-Producer
Matthew Baldwin
Matthew Baldwin
Editor
Gary Weimberg
Gary Weimberg
Editor
Catherine Murphy
Catherine Murphy
Production Manager
Daniel Chile
Daniel Chile
Production Sound Mixer
Salvador Combarro
Salvador Combarro
Production Sound Mixer
Juan Matos
Juan Matos
Production Sound Mixer
Philip Perkins
Philip Perkins
Sound Designer
Philip Perkins
Philip Perkins
Sound Editor
Philip Perkins
Philip Perkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jason Boyce
Jason Boyce
Additional Camera
Will Monts
Will Monts
Additional Camera
Tamsin Orion
Tamsin Orion
Additional Camera
Steve Bloom
Steve Bloom
Additional Editing
Jennifer Chinlund
Jennifer Chinlund
Additional Editing
Melissa Elbirt
Melissa Elbirt
Assistant Editor
Chris Faber
Chris Faber
Additional Editing
John Nutt
John Nutt
Post Production Supervisor
Thea Ruoho
Thea Ruoho
Additional Editorial Assistant
Daniel Ben-Horin
Daniel Ben-Horin
Finance
Camille Thomasson
Camille Thomasson
Thanks
Emiko Omori
Emiko Omori
Director of Photography
Monica Lam
Monica Lam
Director of Photography
Roberto Chile
Roberto Chile
Director of Photography
Steve Burns
Steve Burns
Director of Photography
Ashley James
Ashley James
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Ghost Town to Havana (2015) | Trailer
Ghost Town to Havana - ABC News

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