JUMP!

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Director: Helen Hood Scheer
Year: 2007
Running Time: 85 minutes

Synopsis
A rousing and fast-paced documentary about competitive jump rope, JUMP! follows five teams from around the United States who push their physical and psychological limits in pursuit of winning the World Rope Skipping Championship. The sport is part extreme athletics, part art form and the kids create masterfully choreographed moves that burst with rhythm, sweat and originality. Throughout drilling and mind-boggling performances, these unexpected trailblazers reveal what makes them tick and what sets each of them apart. In the end, determination, rivalry and collaboration converge with dramatic and unexpected results.

Awards
Los Angeles Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10
Hamptons International Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10,
Chicago International Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10
Starz Denver International Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10
Cleveland International Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10
Nashville Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10
Sedona International Film Festival – Audience Favorite Top 5 & 10
Cleveland International Film Festival – Someone To Watch Award
RiverRun International Film Festival – Audience Award
Santa Fe International Film Festival – Audience Award
AFI Dallas International Film Festival – Audience Award 1st Runner-Up
Independent Film Festival of Boston – Audience Award 1st Runner-Up
Indianapolis International Film Festival – Audience Award 1st Runner-Up
Charleston International Film Festival Closing Night Film
Palm Beach International Film Festival – Finalist A&E IndieSpotlight Award
New Jersey International Film Fest – Honorable Mention
Independent Film Festival of Boston -Marketing Award
San Francisco International Film Festival Student Response Essay Contest
Children’s Festival Seattle Global – Zoom Award For Intercultural Understanding & Cooperation