Germantown and Martin Luther King High Schools were bitter rivals for over 40 years. This past year, a budget crisis caused Philadelphia to lay off over 4000 employees and close 37 schools, including Germantown High. Now Germantown must merge with their former rival, King. Against overwhelming odds, a 27-year old first time head coach and a new principal fight to inspire young men from difficult circumstances to come together and lift each other toward a better future.
Direction
Ehrlich captures raw locker-room intimacy without exploitation.
Editing
Seamlessly weaves archival rivalry footage with present-day collapse.
Director
Judd Ehrlich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2013 Philadelphia school closures were the largest in U.S. history, disproportionately affecting Black and low-income communities—a crisis still rippling through the district today.
Dontae Angus eventually played college football and was signed by multiple NFL teams, making his arc one of the rare documented success stories from this demolished system.
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