JAKE BURTON KIDS BOOK
ISFF is working on an animated kids book that tells the powerful story of Jake Burton.
ISFF Aspen 2023
ISFF x ASPEN presented Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story in Aspen on January 26, 2023. Celebrating the life and vision of snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter, this documentary details his story and how he propelled the sport into a global phenomenon. This included a discussion panel with Director Fern Villena and Producer Abby Young. … Read more
ISFF Aspen VIP Party
ISFF is hosting a VIP Fundraising with special guests. Proceeds from the event will go to ISFF’s nonprofit Through the Lens You can purchase tickets and make tax-deductible donations via the button below.
Adidas vs. Puma
Adidas vs. Puma tells the story of the Dassler brothers who started one of the first athletic shoe companies in the world in 1920’s Germany. Their story is intertwined with history and Jessie Owens accomplishment of stomping down white supremacy with every step he took on the track at the 1936 Olympics, while wearing their … Read more
Phi Slama Jama
Join us at Levy Park on Sunday, April 2, 2023 for sports activities, art activities and a screening of Phi Slama Jama. This event is free and open to the public. We will have a soccer activation with Sphere soccer for kids and adults and coloring page activities starting at 6pm. Craft Creamery will provide … Read more
Survive and Advance
We will explore the ripple effects of NC State’s 1983 Final Four victory over the University of Houston. How a missed play ushered in one of the biggest sports charities in history, the V Foundation and one of the most important speeches ever made, by Jim Valvano at the ESPY Awards.
Sophia Herzog Kids Book
ISFF is working with Paralympic Swimming Champion Sophia Herzog on a kids book that tells her inspiring story.
Lou Gehrig Kids Book
ISFF is working on a kids book that tells Lou Gehrig’s powerful story. The platform that sports gave Gehrig allowed him to create so much awareness around ALS that his name became synonymous with the disease. We will teach a new generation his story and ask them how they can make a positive impact on … Read more
Dr. George Grant’s kids book
ISFF is working on an animated kids book that tells the powerful story of Dr. George Grant. Dr. Grant became the first Black professor at Harvard, a dentist specializing in Cleft Palates and was the inventor of the golf tee.
Michael Montgomery Kids Book
ISFF is working with Michael Montgomery on a kids book that tells his powerful story of overcoming a congenital heart defect to play at Texas A&M and then in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers. You can view the completed book here: “Heart of a Lion.”