A profile of professional hula hoopers Jenny McGowan (“Miss Saturn”) and Loren Bidner.

A profile of professional hula hoopers Jenny McGowan (“Miss Saturn”) and Loren Bidner.

About Doc Challenge

The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (early March) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline. In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Biography, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as “Freedom") that will dictate the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto where the Winners are announced. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films.

Hoop Springs Eternal

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Hoop Springs Eternal

Release Year: 2009

Duration: 6 min

Availability: Worldwide

A profile of professional hula hoopers Jenny McGowan (“Miss Saturn”) and Loren Bidner.

About Doc Challenge

The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (early March) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline. In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Biography, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as “Freedom") that will dictate the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto where the Winners are announced. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films.

Directed by

Ted Fisher

Linda Goldman

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Comments

Posted 11/14/09 by themovingpicture.tv

Well paced, informative and strangely funny. Well done.
(Keep an eye on those audio levels)

Posted 11/09/09 by Kerry

There’s hoop for us all!! Great movie!

Posted 09/15/09 by Phil Rabe

What a creative video! Very engaging actors, telling a simple story with a very deft use of editing to roll it along!