High School Hockey Rivalry Documentary ‘Hockeyland’ Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment, First Trailer Released (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Independent film distributor Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to documentary feature “Hockeyland.”Directed by Tommy Haines (“Saving Brinton”), the film follows rival high school hockey teams in Minnesota’s North Country, one of the breeding grounds for hockey greats who go onto to collegiate and professional play, including the National Hockey League (NHL).
Fast on-ice action is paired with an observational approach to examine two communities and their teen heroes through debilitating injuries, off-ice troubles, family health concerns, and the expectations of being a future star in the NHL. “Hockeyland” is produced by Tommy Haines, Andrew Sherburne, and J.T.
Haines, executive produced by Carson Kipfer and is a production of Northland Films, a Midwest-based nonfiction film company.
The film has played leading documentary film festivals including DOC NYC, Big Sky, Seattle, Milwaukee and RiverRun. Greenwich co-president Ed Arentz said: “Tommy and Andrew are Minnesota natives and as their debut doc ‘Pond Hockey’ amply demonstrated, they know their way around hockey.
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