Fake News!
Attack on Science! Abuse of the Legal System! This award-winning film
explores the highly topical issues of media manipulation, science for hire, and
perversion of the legal system…all through the lens of the Deflategate scandal.
Through interviews with attorneys, journalists, professors, and fans, FOUR
GAMES IN FALL examines how accusations of deflated footballs became a national
obsession. We go beyond the football to show that the tactics used by the NFL
in this scandal are not unique, but are frequently replicated to manipulate
public opinion, influence government regulation, muddy the waters around
science, and unfairly impact the outcome of court cases. Featuring interviews
with NFLPA spokesperson George Atallah, New York Law
School Professor Robert Blecker, Patriots Attorney Daniel L.
Goldberg, MIT Professor John J. Leonard, Sports Illustrated Legal
Analyst and UNH Law School Associate Dean Michael McCann,
former ESPN reporter Jane McManus, Jim Morris, Editor of
Pulitzer-Prize winning Center for Public Integrity, attorney Jonathan
Ruckdeschel, Barstool Sports writer Jerry Thornton, and
St. Mary's Professor Andrew E. Wilson. FOUR GAMES IN FALL is
written and directed by Julie Marron (Happygram, 2015) and produced by Ami
Clifford, Lila Kerns, Hellfire Films, and Rob & David Gomes. Executive Producer
Kurt Redfield.