#10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father's Dream headlines
at the San Francisco Black Film Festival (www.sfbff.org) over Father's Day Weekend
and Juneteenth Celebrations.
"#10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father's Dream" (Sports Documentary)
The film is a fascinating 104-minute documentary titled "#10 DeSean Jackson, The Making Of A Father’s Dream” which chronicles Jackson’s journey from Pop Warner to the pros. His older brother, Byron Jackson, began filming DeSean when he was about nine years old, and kept the camera rolling for more than 18 years.
Not a second of that time went by when DeSean wasn’t being groomed for the NFL by his father, Bill Jackson. Bill brought in four other former pro players and track stars to form what they called, "Team Jackson"—men that also came just shy of athletic excellence—Darrick Davis, Irving Booker, Gary Cablayan, and Travis Clark. DeSean’s adopted family of football mentors became like brothers, as they raised this eager young kid on a steady diet of pro-level workouts and character building, the master plan for the making of a future ‘first rounder’.
Bill Jackson, who passed away from Pancreatic cancer in May 2009, was unable to watch his son make NFL history in 2010 when DeSean went to the Pro Bowl and was the first player to be selected at two positions in the same year.
The documentary provides an intimate portrait of a father’s drive, wrapped in an NFL dream. It is a heart-wrenching and gritty tribute to a father who was driven and unflinching.
By Monica Matulich
For Los Angeles Times