True/False Film Festival
Feb. 25-27, 2005 • Columbia, MO
Feb. 25-27, 2005 • Columbia, MO
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
dir. Brant Sersen, 2004, 91 min.
Friday, Feb. 25, 10pm; Ragtag Cinemacafe
Friday, Feb. 25, 10pm; Ragtag Cinemacafe
It's like something out of a movie. Bobby Dukes was the king of the
paintball underground. Many consider him the best to ever play the game,
but none of that mattered when, 10 years ago, he was caught "wiping"
— the paintball equivalent of a mortal sin. But after years away
from the sport, Dukes has come back and he's wants to put together a new
team. The only problem is, few players will speak to him, much less join
his team. Featuring Rob Corddry in a rare departure from his
journalistic work on the Daily Show, this film opens the audience up to
an often overlooked sport and the intense competition it fosters. And
Dukes himself is a revelation, the sort of complex blend of machismo and
sensitivity that would probably have had to be invented if he didn't
already exist.