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A documentary about the first steps of German prospect Nadir Ljatifi of the Cincinnati Reds is looking to finance the project via crowd funding. For more information visit www.startnext.com
Nadir Ljatifi has a dream. He grew up close to a Baseball field, just two minutes away from his place. In his spare time he spent every day on the pitch. His talent was astonishing. Coaches soon predicted an exciting future.
At the age of 15 Nadir went to Paderborn boarding school for Baseball, getting closer to his goal of becoming a professional player.
About two years later, on a summer day in 2014 his dream was about to become true.
A 5-year-contract was offered him by the Cincinnati Reds and Nadir took his chance and started his career as a pro.This documentary tells you about Nadirs last training steps and preparations in Germany, about to start his new life in the US. We followed him around to get a close look to that exciting situation. As Baseball is no popular sport in Germany, the focus of the documentary will also be the current situation in here.
We took the rare chance, to get an exclusive inside view in professional sports organization, as well as following the footsteps of a young and talented player reaching out for his dream.
Our team includes three young media professionals, learning and studying at Dortmund University.
We see the documentary as a chance to improve our skills for long-term television contributions.Please support us and give us the chance to effort an essential trip to the US for telling you the whole story of Nadir. With your help, we are able to finish the documentary with good technical equipment.
Axel and Christian are studying journalism at Dortmund University and working as freelance journalists for television, radio and newspapers. Marcel is a trainee as media designer and a freelance photographer. We are supported by the Institute for Journalism at Dortmund University.