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JAY Z's Life+Times

Where I'm From: Robinson Canó

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In this short documentary, JAY Z's Life+Times tracks the personal journey of Robinson Cano to the Seattle Mariners from San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, delving into the prevailing youth baseball culture there through the eyes of a native son. Featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews of Canó and his family, JZL+T and Roc Nation Sports presents a candid vignette of a people and a small town to whom baseball is not just a sport, but a way of life.

Directed by Scheme Engine
Executive Produced by Roc Nation Sports
Executive Produced by Shahendra Ohneswere, Michael Hirschorn, and Mary-Liz McDonald for JAY Z's Life + Times
Executive Produced by Devin Chanda, Matt Mitchener, and Dustin Nakao Haider for Scheme Engine
Produced by Alex Kaplan, Eric Swiz, and Charles Todd
Associate Produced by Daniel "DB2" Bazan, Jr. and Sam "Tree" Shirreff

Special Thanks: The Cano Family, Seattle Mariners, ROOT Sports, Crisselle Santana, Dania Diaz, Jose Mena, Chase Decker, and Ben Mertens

Cinematography by Dustin Nakao Haider and Ben Vogel
Additional Filming by ROOT Sports, Ryan Alexander Davis, Eric Swiz, David Raboy, Eric Yue, Sam "Tree" Shirreff, and Thomas Stigler
Edited by Matt Mitchener
Original Music by Lucas Ellman
Sound Recorded/Mixed by Arjun Sheth and Andrew Yip
Post-Production Sound Mixed by Arjun Sheth
Color by Thomas Stigler
Motion Graphics by Sean Fergusion
Special Thanks: Juan Zambrano and Josue Fernandez

A JAY Z's Life+Times/IconicTV/Scheme Engine Production. Copyright SCCTV 2014.


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