''Undefeated'' is a 2011 American

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directed by

Daniel Lindsay Dan Lindsay is an American documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director, producer and an editor of the 2011 sports documentary ''Undefeated (2011 film), Undefeated'', which received the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Lindsay and T. J. Ma ...

and T. J. Martin. The film documents the struggles of a high school

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team, the Manassas Tigers of Memphis, as they attempt a winning season after years of losses. The team is turned around by coach Bill Courtney, who helps form a group of young men into an academic and athletic team.

Production

Lindsay and Martin served as co-directors, cinematographers, sound recorders and editors, recording more than 500 hours of footage.

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joined the film as an executive producer in early February, 2012, with plans to work with the Weinstein Co. on the remake.

Reception

The film received critical acclaim at the

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conference in March 2011.

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was reported to have closed a seven-figure deal for

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and

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rights to ''Undefeated''. The film holds a 96% approval rating on review aggregation website

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, based on 102 reviews with an average rating of 7.91/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It covers familiar sports documentary territory, but ''Undefeated'' proves there are still powerful stories to be told on the high school gridiron." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

On February 26, 2012, the movie won an

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for Best Documentary Feature.2012, Oscars.org
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