Emmy Winning Filmmaker From The Shoreline Has Film Airing On ESPN Tonight

By Jack Kramer, Correspondent

A Emmy winning filmmaker from the shoreline has a new documentary on ESPN’s 30-for-30 series on what many call the best high school basketball team ever to play the game.

“Baltimore Boys” was co-produced and edited by Jeff Reilly, a Guilford native who has an office on the Branford Green.

It shows for the first time on Tuesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Reilly describes the move thusly: “The fallout from the assassination of Dr. King hit Baltimore harder than most cities across the country. But in East Baltimore, there was a beacon of hope-- Dunbar High.

“Former Coach Sugar Cain had already built a storied basketball program but Bob Wade took over and after two undefeated seasons in the early 80s, they were named the #1 team in the nation.”

“Eleven players went Division 1 and four went to the NBA, which has never happened before or since,” Reilly said.

Reilly said he became involved in the project about a year ago.

“Marquis Daisy, a producer from ESPN and director of this film, brought me on board to edit. We have worked together on a few projects, including Rand University also for ESPN Films. We've been working on this film on and off for 10 months and I'm pretty excited for it to see the light of day. It's an incredible story and I feel very fortunate to be a part of the team bringing it to the small screen,” said Reilly.

Reilly has been editing films and various programming for ESPN for years. Recently he edited "BelieveLand" "Rand University" and "Nixon's National Champs."

He won an Emmy for Outstanding Editing for "Ali's 65" a documentary for ESPN and another for Rand University "Outstanding Documentary Series.”

Reilly’s filmmaking skills go beyond, sports.

He co-directed, wrote, produced and edited the widely acclaimed film “Generation Found, along with co-producer Greg Williams.

The film makes the case that recovery high schools — in conjunction with support programs for teens on nights and weekends — can make a difference when other treatment attempts to stem the opioid and heroin crisis in the country have failed.

The film has been seen in movie theaters across the country.

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