WooLife (2008)
• January 1st, 2008 • 1h 37min
Documentary
Overview
WooLife chronicles Ronnie Woo's journey from an abusive childhood on the south side of Chicago to his adopted family in Wrigley Field. A young Ronnie becomes inspired after his grandma takes him to a Cub game in 1947 to see Jackie Robinson play. What Ronnie discovers in the bleachers of Wrigley Field is a foster family of Cub fans and players that awakens his spirit and saves him from homelessness. He finds his souls music by rejoicing 'Cubs Woo, Cubs Woo' in a way that inspires some of baseballs greatest players.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years
Released on: 2010-04-23
Documentary
When you listen to The Years, the debut studio recording from Urbanites, you're hearing a band in pr...
The First Rainbow Coalition
Released on: 2019-10-24
Documentary
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Amer...
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
Released on: 2004-07-09
Documentary, TV Movie
Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. ...
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
Released on: 1986-04-21
Documentary, History, Crime, Mystery
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults is a two-hour live American television special that was broadcast ...
Caged Men: Tales from Chicago's SRO Hotels
Released on: 2017-12-30
Documentary
Caged. Invisible. Shamed. Trapped. These words mark the tenants, clerks and even the owners of Chica...
All These Sons
Released on: 2021-06-12
Documentary
On Chicago's South and West sides, the scourge of guns and gangs is destroying countless lives. Taki...
Hoop Dreams
Released on: 1994-09-12
Documentary
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Irish Chicago
Released on: 2009-03-15
Documentary
The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and ex...
Disney: Through the Looking Glass
Released on: 2010-01-11
Documentary
Tito del Amo, a passionate 72-year-old researcher, takes the final step to unravel the enigma about ...
Chicago 10
Released on: 2008-02-29
Documentary, Animation, History, War
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who wer...
Chicago Bears: 2006 NFC Champions
Released on: 2007-02-28
Documentary
2006 was the Bears' best season in 21 years, as they ended the regular season just one win short of ...
Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol
Released on: 2021-08-13
Documentary, Animation, Family
In this animated documentary, Los Angeles filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts his all-consuming childho...
On the Rink
Released on: 2018-05-29
Documentary
The regulars of Chicago's Southside Rink show off the style and personality of the place they have c...
Soaring Over America
Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary
Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above lan...
City
Released on: 1964-01-01
Documentary
1964, Autumn in Chicago. This was my 4th film, shot while waiting to go to prison for refusing to se...
Chi-Town
Released on: 2018-03-11
Documentary
An underdog basketball player from Chicago goes on a meteoric rise to become one of the best college...
Document: A Film About Malojian
Released on: 2016-10-15
Music, Documentary
Featuring legendary recording engineer Steve Albini, 'Document: A film about Malojian' captures the ...
JazzTown
Released on: 2021-03-14
Documentary, Music, History
Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity...
Life After People
Released on: 2008-01-21
Documentary, TV Movie
In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other exper...
Best of Enemies
Released on: 2015-07-31
Documentary, History
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great p...