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The High Five

2016 USA / Duration: 11 mins
Directed by: Michael Jacobs

On October 2, 1977, Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. As Baker rounded the bases, an excited rookie named Glenn Burke met him at home plate, raised his arm in the air and slapped Baker's hand. It was the first high five recorded in the history of sports. A year later, Burke was forced out of baseball amid rumours of his sexual orientation.  This fast-moving short by Mike Jacobs uses the conception of the high five as a foundation to explore the larger issue of what it means — then and now — to be gay in professional sports.

Mountainfilm 2017 Official Selection
    • Michael JacobsDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
May 4 2018The Don CeSarSt. Pete Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 27 2018Parkway Theater & Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MDWebsite
Apr 19 2018Penn State Great Valley Conference CenterMalvern, PAWebsite
Mar 10 2018El Morro TheatreGallup, NMWebsite
Feb 23 2018Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 23 2018The Marcus Whitman HotelWalla Walla, WAWebsite
Feb 17 2018Olympic Village InnNorth Lake Tahoe, CAWebsite
Feb 10 2018Columbia Valley CentreInvermere, BC, CAWebsite
Feb 10 2018Charleston Music HallCharleston, SCWebsite
Feb 7 2018The McCallie SchoolChattanooga, TN
Feb 2 2018ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Jan 26 2018Mariner Theater at Homer HighHomer, AKWebsite
Jan 26 2018John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton CenterLake Forest, ILWebsite
Jan 18 2018Quest University - Multi-Purpose RoomSquamish, BC, CA
Jan 18 2018Moody Performance HallDallas, TXWebsite
Jan 16 2018Wheeler Opera HouseAspen, COWebsite
Dec 9 2017Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH
Dec 4 2017Bud Werner Memorial LibrarySteamboat Springs, CO
Dec 1 2017Throckmorton TheatreMill Valley, CAWebsite
Nov 19 2017High Point TheaterHigh Point, NCWebsite
Nov 9 2017Colorado State University – PuebloPueblo, CO
Nov 3 2017UVM Davis CenterBurlington, VTWebsite
Nov 3 2017Grosvenor AuditoriumWashington, DCWebsite
Oct 27 2017The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 22 2017The Warehouse at FTCFairfield, CTWebsite
Oct 20 2017Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station AuditoriumMammoth Lakes, CAWebsite
Oct 18 2017UCSB Campbell HallSanta Barbara, CAWebsite
Oct 14 2017Spaulding AuditoriumHanover, NH
Sep 22 2017U.S. National Whitewater CenterCharlotte, NCWebsite
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