Steve gleason, left, with his family, is the subject of the documentary gleason. Now he is making a big impact in the movie theater as well. Diagnosed at 34, gleasons body began shutting down. Steve gleason film to appear at sundance where yat. Gleason official movie site now playing in select theaters. The hit documentary from the 2016 sundance film festival goes inside the life of steve gleason, the former new orleans saints defensive back who, at the age of 34, was diagnosed with als and given a life expectancy of two to five years. Steve gleason is the man leading the battle against als, or lou gehrigs disease.
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He has been married to michel varisco gleason since may 16. Steve gleason film to premiere at sundance started as. I figured it would be sad, but i was not at all prepared for what this documentary entailed. Jan 26, 2016 sundance film looks at nfls steve gleasons life with als. He is paralyzed, and uses a technologyladen chair for transportation. If you know me, itll come as no surprise that gleason was one of my most anticipated films at sundance this year. Tweel and gordon came through deadlines sundance studio in partnership with.
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This film incorporates personal video journals from gleason for his thenunborn son to footage of his adventures undertaken. Sundance institute announces films in competition and next. Some sportsaverse moviegoers may be scared away by the logline for gleason, which highlights its stars past as an nfl hero in new orleans. Amazon bought gleason, a documentary about steve gleason, the former nfl player who was diagnosed with als. Steve gleason goes from nfl star to als survivor in tearjerker documentary gleason the story of steve gleason, the former nfl star now paralyzed with lou gehrigs disease. A football life steve gleason in his backyard in new orleans. Film about saints hero elicits praise, tears at park city premiere. Steve gleason at sundance the robert packard center for als. Gleason is an american documentary film premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival, covering five years in the life of the former new orleans saints football defensive back steve gleason, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als, sometimes known as lou gehrigs disease, a rare incurable neurodegenerative condition associated with the former new york yankees baseball star lou gehrig. After meeting steve gleason two years ago, tweel knew immediately that he had to be involved in telling this very personal and inspirational story. Park city, ut offering a first look at the year ahead in independent film, culture and new ideas, sundance institute announced today the 65 films selected for the u.
A video journal that began as a gift for his unborn son expands to chronicle steve s determination to get his relationships in. Mccready is a friend and supporter of steve gleason, the subject of the documentary. Steve gleason was born on march 19, 1977 in spokane, washington, usa as stephen michael gleason. Nfl player dqwell jackson, former nfl player lonie paxton, film subject steve gleason, producer scott fujita, chief content officer for img mark shapiro, former nfl player eric johnson, and nfl. Such is the message of clay tweels documentary gleason, which documents retired nfl linebacker steve gleasons diagnosis with als and the ensuing decline in his physical health. Jan 14, 2016 steve gleason has become a largerthanlife figure in the eyes of many. Sundance 2016 has proven to be quite the coming out party. Gleason, a documentary charting the highs and lows of gleasons life since his diagnosis, premiered in competition saturday jan. The resulting 1,300 hours worth of footage was funny, it was poignant, and it was inspiring in other words, it was steve gleason, through and through. Sundance with steve film chronicles gleasons als journey.
Tweels intent seems to be to remind us that disability doesnt. Gleason is a documentary youre going to want to watch. Sports illustrated was the first to release a clip from the movie. Clay tweel is an award winning documentary filmmaker whose previous films include make believe, print the legend, and the 2015 sundance film festival selection finders keepers. Steve gleason, former saints player and super bowl hero, has yet another thing to be proud of.
Jul 26, 2016 the movie, which played at the sundance film festival earlier this year, follows the life of former new orleans saints player steve gleason after his als diagnosis. He has been married to michel varisco gleason since may 16, 2008. The film started as a video diary gleason decided to record and leave behind for his young son, rivers, upon being diagnosed in 2011 with als. From the very beginning, i fell in love with both steve and his wife michel. Gleason is an american documentary film premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival, covering five years in the life of the former new orleans saints football defensive back steve gleason, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als.
At the age of 34, former new orleans saints defensive back steve gleason was. Jan 29, 2016 if you know me, itll come as no surprise that gleason was one of my most anticipated films at sundance this year. Continue to spread the word about about team gleason and share the film and steve s inspiring life with others. A look at select films screening at the sundance film festival. Brees was in sundance, supporting gleason, as were several teammates including longtime friend scott fujita, who is one of the mvps in the. Unsurprisingly to anyone familiar with the gleason story, it drew immediate and near universal praise from those who saw it. In 2019, gleason was awarded with the congressional gold medal for his contributions to als awareness, and became the first nfl player to receive the award.
Acclaimed sundance documentary about steve gleason coming to american screens 2016 by matt yoder on 02016 02016 the story of former new orleans saints safety and special teams standout. Weeks later, gleason found out his wife, michel, was expecting their first child. Gleason is an american documentary film premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival, covering five years in the life of the former new orleans saints football defensive back steve gleason, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als, sometimes known as lou gehrigs disease, a rare incurable neurodegenerative condition associated with the former new york yankees baseball star lou gehrig, who. It shows gleason and his wife michel talking about having their then unborn. Film gives look at steve gleasons life with lou gehrigs disease. The hit documentary from the 2016 sundance film festival goes inside the life of steve gleason, the former nfl player diagnosed with als. Jan 28, 2016 cougar legend steve gleason debuted his documentary gleason at the sundance film festival in park city, utah, this saturday.