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Doubletime (2007)

Doubletime poster
Directed by
Stephanie Johnes
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two jump rope teams from different backgrounds train to face each other in competition for the first time. Both groups have their own unique styles and approaches as they prepare for the big event.

energeticcompetitiveupbeattensefocusedinspiringrhythmicdynamic

What happens

Doubletime is a documentary film about the sport of modern-day jump roping and Double Dutch. The film follows two disparate teams—one suburban white and one inner-city black—as they train to compete against each other for the very first time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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