MOORHEAD, Minn. — The premiere of MSUM film student Caleb Stumpfl's "TOGETHER: Dragon Basketball's Historic Season" on Wednesday night at the Fargo Theatre was attended by over 300 people and reviews were overwhelmingly positive.
The outcry from those who could not attend the premiere for copies of the film and other opportunities to watch prompted Dragon Athletics to televise the feature on WDAY'Z XTRA on May 13 at 6:30p. You can also purchase the DVD or a Blu-Ray copy on the DRAGONS mobile app and on MSUMDragons.com/TOGETHER.
XTRA can be viewed on the following platforms:
Midcontinent Communications: 596
CableOne: 29 (SD) & 1029 (HD)
Over-the-air Antenna: 6.3
Arvig Comminications: 602
The documentary can also be viewed online at the same time on WDAY.com. 15 minutes prior to an event link will appear on home page or you can click here for WDAY VIDEOS or here for WDAY LIVE VIDEOS.
A very special thank you again to the sponsors of the project: Valley Imports, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Traveldoge & Suites, Midcontinent Communications, and the MSUM Bookstore.
Reviews below may contain some information about the film, so consider this a partial "spoiler alert".
"It was fun to relive all the emotions of the season. I cried in the first ten seconds, so I knew it was going to be great from the start."
-Holly Hoeschen
"Caleb did such a nice job telling the story of the season. I thought it was really a special moment for everyone who helped put it together, the team, and for the community to see that it was a really special moment."
-Aaron Lien
"It was amazing. I was laughing, crying, it felt like you were the for the whole season."
-Arlan Swenson
"It was so professionally done, the music, the narrative, the story…they just pulled if off. I cried…the opening and how it tied into the end. The sense of humor of the team that no one knows about. It was very enjoyable."
-Jan Mahoney
"It really exceeded my expectations. I'm just so happy that the players have something like this to look at forever, what a gift. There were a lot of firsts for us this year and it's great to have it documented like this. My favorite part was watching Ngijol and Prescott behind me during interviews making faces, but there were a lot of sentimental parts, happy parts, it has everything. Caleb did a great job. He's obviously talented…our guys could learn something from him. As hard as they worked, he worked just as hard, if not harder to put this thing together. Great work ethic with great talent and great things happen."
-Chad Walthall
"This is a night I'll remember for the rest of my life. To be able to tell their story and see it on a big screen like that was so memorable. The support of the community, the students, the fans, and faculty and everyone was unbelievable. I feel very privileged. I'm pretty tired, pulled about 4 all-nighters in the last week…it was all worth it to finish this thing. I worked harder on this than any other project I've done in my entire life. It challenged me in a lot of ways, but that made it more rewarding to finish."
-Caleb Stumpfl
