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# Washington Post Premieres Feature-Length Film “‘First and 17: The First Five Minutes”
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/washington-post-premieres-feature-length-film-first-and-17-on-june-20/
- Published: 2015-06-11T17:00:24.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-30T19:53:51.000Z
- Author: Guest Columnist
- Tags: Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:46

**The Washington Post** released a trailer for the June 20 world premiere of ‘First and 17,’ the Post’s first feature-length film that will be showcased at this year’s AFI DOCS International Documentary Film Festival, reports the[ Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2015/06/10/video-new-trailer-released-for-the-washington-posts-first-feature-length-film-first-and-17/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). The video, continues the Post’s piece,‘First and 17: The First Five Minutes,’ offers audiences an inside look at the challenges a top-ranked high school football recruit faces as he makes one of the most difficult decisions in his life.

The Post’s story also stated:

Directed by Post video journalist **Brad Horn**, the film follows the pressures, emotions and drama of a highly coveted football recruit on and off the field during his senior year of high school. Immediately following the film’s premiere, a panel discussion moderated by Post High School Sports editor M**att Brooks** and featuring the film’s director and high school football coach, **Karibi Dede**, will continue the conversation on how the project came together.

Here are details of the premiere:

Saturday, June 20  
3:15 p.m. *panel discussion will immediately follow screening*  
Naval Heritage Center  
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW  
Washington, D.C. 20004

Moderator: Matt Brooks, High School Sports Editor, The Washington Post

Panelists:

- Director, Brad Horn
- Coach, Karibi Dede

The Post is a major media sponsor and presenter of The Washington Post Film Strand at the annual five-day AFI DOCS International Documentary Film Festival as part of its ongoing commitment to documentary films.

More on the film’s premiere in the link above to the Post piece.