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Tribeca Digital Studios and The Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation are again teaming up with director Judd Ehrlich for another youth-sports focused documentary.

The new project is untitled and will tell the story of the adversity faced by the Salmon River High School girls’ lacrosse team in the very traditional Native American Mohawk Nation territory of Akwesasne, which straddles the border between New York and Canada and is also the birthplace of lacrosse.

The announcement comes on the heels of a Sports Emmy win for Outstanding Sports Documentary for We Could Be King, about the merging of two rival football teams due to budget cuts.

“We partnered with Judd and Tribeca Digital Studios on We Could Be King to create public awareness around the impact of funding cuts in youth sports,” said Lauren Hobart, director of The Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation and svp and chief marketing office of Dick’s Sporting Goods. “To continue...

Lamentably, many cities and school boards have been forced to drastically pull back their budgets in light of the perpetually sluggish global economy, leading to staff layoffs, school closures and the removal of music, arts and sports programs. In 2013, all three of those changes rocked Philadelphia's school system hard, and in the documentary "We Could Be King," we see how it affected two rival high schools which were forced to come together in sports and spirit. Directed by Judd Ehrlich, the film centers on the coaches, staff and students of Martin Luther King High School who had absorbed the population of the recently shuttered Germantown High School. The Mlk football team hadn't won a game in two years, and it's up to coach Ed Dunn not only to whip his athletes into shape, but to keep them from each other's throats. In this exclusive clip from the doc, you'll see...

Out on iTunes and cable VOD nationwide today, via TribecaFilm, is Judd Ehrlich’s critically-acclaimed feature documentary, "We Could Be King," which chronicles what happens when of 2 rival Philadelphia high schools - - Germantown and Martin Luther King, both long-time rivals - are forced to merge due to financial problems. Like so many U.S. cities across the country, the merger was the result of a budget crisis which forced Philadelphia to lay off over 4000 employees and close 37 schools. Slashing budgets and still facing shortfalls, Philadelphia did the unthinkable. It shuttered Germantown High...

Sports docs are fickle things. Often they're little more than highlight reels, adding a bit of social drama in to make the story seem more relevant than just the drama tallied on the scoreboard. Yet when done right, the synergy between on-field competition and off-field struggle makes for truly compelling storylines. The long shadow of the likes of Hoop Dreams falls over We Could Be King, and it's a testament to Director Judd Ehrlich and his team that the film at least strives for this type of penetrating and insightful filmmaking. Tackling the challenges when two rival Philadelphia schools are merged after severe budget cuts, the film traces the Cougars as they learn their oft-drilled mottos - humility, hunger - and bring these precepts...

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