THE LOT
BIRTH OF A SPORT
BIRTH OF A SPORT
The Lot reflects the changing culture and attitudes towards sport in America through the prism of the fanciful flight of the frisbee as told by the pioneers who founded a new worldwide sport 55 years ago.
Popularized during the countercultural late 1960s, frisbee is a humorous, fair and inclusive activity. But in 2023 ultimate frisbee is a competitive team sport on the precipice of the mainstream. Our journey begins where a game became a sport: A small, oddly-shaped and partially hidden parking lot in Maplewood, NJ.
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About the Production
This film gives voice to the people, stories and principles of the sport that were born in the late 1960s but remain at the forefront today. Now is the time to tell those stories in a cinematic fashion for a worldwide audience.
Production Roadmap & Timeline
Timeline
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October-2018
Short Film Folk Art of Frisbee completed
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2018-2020
Research; Application for Fiscal Sponsorship from the IDA
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2021-2022
Restarted principal photography after pandemic
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Summer 2022
Lead Investor committed; project changed to feature-length titled The Lot
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Winter 2022
Key interviews, website and pitch deck completed
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Spring 2023
Follow current CHS team, fundraising continues and assistant editor builds architecture for post
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Summer-2023
Wrap principal photography; prepare and shoot re-creation scenes
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Winter 2023
Post-production begins.
Ultimate Archives
The Lot will be more than a feature film. We are capturing and preserving interviews with the earliest pioneers of our young sport for future generations
Archival material including newspaper stories, photographs, videos and more —some of it never before seen — will find a home at UltiArchives.
Supporters, Advisors & Crew
Supporters: Jen Barton, Kate Bergeron & Mike Gull, William Brotman, Mike DeNardis, William Herndon, David Leiwant, Pat Leonardo, Kristin & Jason Lund, Pete Gilchrist, Andrew Park, David Raflo, Adam Zagoria.
Advisors: Jody Avirgan, Chris Mazur, Eric Eckelman, Judd Ehrlich, Zane Friedkin, Martha Gregory, Rosalie Miller & Jo Ardinger, Matt Radecki, Tim Rockwood, Jon Read, Ilja Willems & Remco Bikkers,
Crew: Charles Cleary, Rob Featherstone, Roselani Goehring, Jenna Hunt, Anna Kristofick, Jack McGovern, Tony Leonardo and more
