Rounding Third  (14 min)

My film sets out to capture these emotions with the same veracity as if we were at the ballpark watching a game. I want to infuse my characters with the same energy as the city in which they live: New York. This is not a baseball story, but involves baseball. This is not a picture about New York, but involves New York. This is a human story about a character who grows to learn more about his life from complete strangers than he could have done by himself. Taking a risk, leaving our comfort zone...these are the actions that force us to question what matters most in life.

When it is all said and done, I hope each member of the audience will leave the theater emotionally moved, not because they love baseball or New York, but more importantly because they will be inspired to reflect about the choices they have made and will make in their own lives by living vicariously through the characters I have created.

By the time the "9 innings" are over, you never know, that stranger sitting next to you, singing along with you, cheering with you, laughing with you, might be somebody worth getting to know.

3 Line Synopsis

An emergency room doctor confronts the guilt of losing his father in his hands by embracing an old shoebox filled with vintage baseball cards.

125 Word Synopsis

Dr. Marcus Thompson's father just died of a heart attack, causing Marcus to close himself off from the world. After losing his cell phone in the back of a cab, he meets an old Yankee ballplayer named Roberto, who once played with Mickey Mantle. The two develop a bond through their love of baseball, and Roberto uses his life experience to break down the emotional wall put up by Marcus. By looking to his past, Marcus gains a clearer perspective on his future.

250 Word Synopsis

Dr. Marcus Thompson's father just died of a heart attack, causing Marcus to close himself off from the world. After losing his cell phone in the back of a cab, he meets an old Yankee ballplayer named Roberto, who once played with Mickey Mantle. The two develop a bond through their love of baseball. After meeting Roberto, Marcus is inspired to dig up an old present from his childhood that he has not looked at in years: a box of vintage baseball cards. Marcus tries to go back to work, but the guilt of losing his father in his hands consumes him. Roberto reaches out to him, and incorporates him into his life because he knows he can help him, having gone through some rough spots in his own life. Roberto breaks through Marcus's emotional wall, allowing Marcus to embrace the meaning behind the box of baseball cards. Marcus gains the closure he needed, giving him a new out look on life -- "He may have had a tough break...but he's got an awful lot to live for."