Ward Serrill

THE HEART OF THE GAME captures the passion and energy of a Seattle high school girls basketball team (Roosevelt Roughriders), the eccentricity of their unorthodox coach, and the incredible true story of one player's fight to play the game she loves.

Go court-side for a true-life rush like no other in this passionate and inspirational documentary in the same powerful tradition as HOOP DREAMS. Director Ward Serrill brings the camera up close and personal to capture the Roosevelt Roughriders girls' basketball team during six turbulent seasons, taking us far beyond the court. You'll meet Bill Resler, the tax professor turned hard-driving unorthodox coach who turns the team around and Darnellia Russell, the talented inner-city tough girl who battles off-court threats to regain eligibility.