Bush League

At least three movies in one
Bush League is a movie about international development wrapped in a movie about soccer, and much more besides. The film alternates easily between the practical challenges facing a small soccer team and a discussion of classic development challenges like getting community buy-in for a project that serves one group more than another. Should be required viewing by Peace Corps volunteers and USAID staffers. Some of the footage -- including the funeral of a five year old -- is riveting, and the discussion of HIV is masterful for its subtlety.

if you like documentaries about other cultures, you'll love this
I saw this film in the summer of 2011 and was so impressed that I spent a lot of energy to get this screened at Rutgers. "Bush League" is a character-driven documentary that follows a peace-corps worker, a soccer player, a farmer and a HIV activist. I think it is a brilliant film.

On November 17, 2011, over 50 Rutgers students & staff watched the 72 minute documentary at the Rutgers Student Center. After the viewing, the director, Cy Kuckenbaker, and the peace corps volunteer, Jake Wilson, spoke about the film and answered questions about their experiences in Africa for over 90 minutes.

Jake Wilson is from Lebanon Township, NJ. He met Cy in Lithuania, where they both served in the peace corps for two years. Cy got a masters in film after his tour was up; Jake signed up for a 2nd stint and ended up teaching in Malawi for three years. Jake currently lives in Camden, NJ, where he is a middle school teacher at a Charter School. He is enrolled in the MPA program at...

if you like documentaries about other cultures, you'll love this
I saw this film in the summer of 2011 and was so impressed that I spent a lot of energy to get this screened at Rutgers. "Bush League" is a character-driven documentary that follows a peace-corps worker, a soccer player, a farmer and a HIV activist. I think it is a brilliant film.

On November 17, 2011, over 50 Rutgers students & staff watched the 72 minute documentary at the Rutgers Student Center. After the viewing, the director, Cy Kuckenbaker, and the peace corps volunteer, Jake Wilson, spoke about the film and answered questions about their experiences in Africa for over 90 minutes.

Jake Wilson is from Lebanon Township, NJ. He met Cy in Lithuania, where they both served in the peace corps for two years. Cy got a masters in film after his tour was up; Jake signed up for a 2nd stint and ended up teaching in Malawi for three years. Jake currently lives in Camden, NJ, where he is a middle school teacher at a Charter School. He is enrolled in the MPA program at...

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