Gleason (2016)

Film details

Director

Clay Tweel
Country

USA
Year

2016
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Introduction

Steve Gleason, star player of American football team New Orleans Saints, was 34 when he was diagnosed with ALS, a neuro-muscular disease that slowly shuts down motor function. He learned shortly after that his wife Michel was pregnant with their first child.

Filmed over five years, this documentary packs a huge emotional punch as it follows Gleason’s humbling battle for life and fight against the deterioration of his physical abilities. Interweaving moving video journals made for his unborn son with observational moments of his daily life with his family, his rocky relationship with his dad, his trip to Alaska and his campaign to help other ALS patients, Gleason is an inspiring portrait of a man who refuses to be defeated. It’s also a subtle examination of intergenerational father/son relationships and a rumination on what we pass on to our children. Gleason is a powerful story of resilience.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Clay Tweel
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    LLC Dear Rivers
  Production:
  - Presents
    
    Amazon Studios
  - [Presented] in association with
    
    IMG Films
  - [Presented] in association with
    
    Dear Rivers Productions
  - Executive Producer
    
    Mark Shapiro
  - Executive Producer
    
    Will Staeger
  - Executive Producer
    
    Paul Varisco Sr
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Drew Brees
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Brittany Brees
  - Produced by
    
    Gordon, Seth
  - Producer
    
    Scott Fujita
  - Producer
    
    Mary Rohlich
  - Producer
    
    Tom Lavia
  - Producer
    
    Thomas McEachin
  - Producer
    
    Kevin Lake
  - Co-producer
    
    Shannon E. Riggs
  - Co-producer
    
    Justin Bergeron
  - Co-producer
    
    Tenny Preibe
  - Post-production Supervisor for March 2011 - March 2012 Sequences
    
    Justin Bergeron
  - Post-production Supervisor for March 2011 - March 2012 Sequences
    
    Tenny Priebe
  Writing:
  - Story by
    
    Clay Tweel
  - Story by
    
    Gordon, Seth
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    David Lee
  - Director of Photography
    
    Ty Minton-Small
  - Additional Cinematography
    
    Steve Gleason
  - Additional Cinematography
    
    Gordon, Seth
  - Additional Cinematography
    
    Bootsy Holler
  - Additional Cinematography
    
    Clay Tweel
  - Additional Cinematography
    
    Michel Varisco
  Editing:
  - Edited by
    
    Clay Tweel
  - Co-editor
    
    Brian Palmer
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Dan Romer
  - Music by
    
    Saul Simon MacWilliams
  - Music Performed by
    
    Dan Romer
  - Music Performed by
    
    Saul Simon MacWilliams
  - Music Performed by
    
    Emily Greene
  - Music Performed by
    
    The Orphanage String Quartet
  Sound:
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Mark Rozett
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    James Scullion
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Rick Larimore
  Miscellaneous:
  - Thanks to
    
    Jay Duplass
  - Thanks to
    
    Mark Duplass
  - Thanks to
    
    Larry Duplass