(originally posted @ midwestfilm.com 3/16/11)

Midwest Independent Film Festival
Tuesday April 5, 7PM
Landmark Century Cinema

Chicago, IL – With Opening Day right around the corner, First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with the award-winning baseball documentary BALLHAWKS on Tuesday, April 5th at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark beginning at 6 p.m.  Narrated by Bill Murray, BALLHAWKS is the story of the men who chase baseballs and dreams on the streets outside of Wrigley Field.  Director (and Ogilvy & Mather Executive Producer) Mike Diedrich will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion with the audience.

(originally posted @ austinist website 10/20/10)

Austin Film Festival
Top 5 Documentaries
October 22 & 24, Austin, TX.

…”films of the nonfiction variety too often go unnoticed or under-appreciated. It’s safe to believe the eight films that make up Austin Film Festival’s 2010 Documentary Feature category have been chosen for good reason from among a mountain of entries.”

Ballhawks
Directed by Michael Diedrich Few other pastimes inspire the same kind of fanaticism that baseball does, and this documentary focuses on a small and dedicated group of Cubs fans as they hope to catch fly balls outside of Wrigley Field during the 2004 World Series. Narrated by Bill Murray.