The Film
“Coaches Wives” is a film about the women who share their husband with a particular sport – and the life that that sport dictates for them. Often ignored and under-appreciated in American sports culture, the coach’s wife is the unsung hero who must balance love, sometimes children, domestic responsibilities and other characteristics of being married to a man who has committed his life to coaching a team/sport at a competitive level.
The FIlmmakers
Jonathan Moore (producer/director) is an independent filmmaker whose films have played in festivals and on public television. A former college basketball player and the son of a coach's wife, he is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and UCLA. He is currently an associate professor of Cinema Arts at Vanguard University of Southern California.
Karen Moore (producer/editor) is a Los Angeles based film and television editor and holds a degree in history and American studies from the University of Richmond. She is the associate director and online editor for "Last Call with Carson Daly" on NBC.
The Moores are married and live in Los Angeles with their son.
Kyo Edmoundson (director of photography/producer) played high school basketball where he gained encouragement from coaches and friends to pursue excellence in some other area. He has previously served as camera operator for the reality series "All Summer Long with the Upperclassmen," and director of photography for the web-based series "Sibs" and media blogsite "The Electric Feast."
The Women
Carolyn Allen - Wife of Randy Allen, Highland Park HS (TX) Football
Kathy Auriemma - wife of Geno Auriemma, UConn Women’s Basketball
Beth Barbone - Wife of Tony “Bones” Barbone, AD Pasadena City College/Former Baseball Coach
Bridgett Barnes - Wife of Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield Men’s Basketball
Jeanie Buss - Fiancée of Phil Jackson, NY Knicks/LA Lakers
Denise Fudge - Wife of Mark Fudge, Adair County HS (KY) Boy’s Basketball
Jeanne Janzen - Wife of Dennis Janzen, Fresno Pacific University, Women’s Volleyball
Neezer McNab - Wife of Joe McNab, Notre Dame High School (CA) Football
Daniela Olsen - Wife of Cassidy Olsen, Mira Costa HS (CA) Baseball
Mindy Rice - Wife of Dave Rice, UNLV Men’s Basketball
Andrea Smith - Wife of Kirby Smith, Campbellsville HS (KY) Baseball
Meo Stansbury - Wife of Rick Stansbury, Texas A&M Men’s Basketball/Former Mississippi State Men’s Basketball
Angie Wilks - Wife of Dean Wilks, Lincoln County HS (KY) Football
The Inspiration
DAD AND MOM ON BLEACHERS
My mother and father, Joanna and Nelson Moore, at Lincoln County High School in Stanford, Kentucky, around 1987. Mom was the classic coach's wife, supporting my dad as he was the head boy's basketball coach, boy's and girl's tennis coach and cross country coach. Mom was always there in the background, supporting both him and our family, every single day.
My mother Joanna Moore and myself, when we interviewed her for the film at my childhood home in Adair County, Kentucky.