Les Outils du Jeu

Les Outils du Jeu

Les Outils du Jeu

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Les Outils du Jeu

2017

0h 19m

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Overview

This non-narrative short film examines one of the great American icons: the Louisville Slugger baseball bat. The film was conceived by its co-directors, Marlon Johnson and Dennis Scholl, along with the Louisville Orchestra's conductor, Teddy Abrams, to be screened set to a live performance by the orchestra of Claude Debussy's "Jeux".

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