Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (Film)
10/29/2007
October 29, 2007
at
8:00 PM
| Abrons Arts Center
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Caught cheating and banned for ten years, Bobby Dukes, paintball's first superstar, returns to reclaim his title and erase the memory of his tainted past. Starring Rob Cordry.
Directed by Brant Sersen; New York, NY, USA; Narrative, 2004
June 12th, 1993, The Hudson Valley Paintball Classic, it was the darkest day in paintball history: the day that Bobby Dukes (“The Daily Show's” Rob Corddry) cheated.
While leading his team to their unprecedented fourth consecutive victory Bobby was shot. Desperate to stay in the game, Bobby intentionally wiped the paint from his jersey, thus committing paintball's most heinous crime -- "Wiping." An over zealous referee (Paul Scheer) spotted the wipe and ejected Bobby from the game. The three-time champ was banned from the sport and rejected by the paintball community. Deemed a cheater, disgraced and humiliated, Bobby disappeared.
Ten years later, the ban lifted, a well-traveled and more mature Bobby is back to prove himself on the field that made him famous. To his dismay he finds that no one will play with him. To them he still is and always will be a cheater. On the verge of giving up hope, Bobby joins forces with the most unlikely of allies; the referee that caught him cheating.
Assembling a team of misfits, Bobby is determined to win back his title and erase the tainted memory of his past.
Awards
Winner – Audience Award – South By Southwest Film Festival 2004
Winner – Special Jury Prize – Lake Placid Film Festival 2004
Winner – Grand Jury Prize – Oxford Film Festival 2004
Winner – Audience Award – Oxford Film Festival 2004
Winner – Audience Award – Independent Film Festival of Boston 2005
Winner – Best Improv Film of 2005 – Improv Miami
Winner – Outstanding Achievement in Writing Visionfest 2005
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