Gwendolyn Oxenham

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Gwendolyn Oxenham
Born
Gwendolyn Anne Oxenham[1]

(1983-11-24) November 24, 1983 (age 40)[2]
West Covina, California, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Filmmaker
  • Soccer player
  • Professor
Notable work
SpouseLuke Boughen
Soccer career
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1999 Gulf Breeze Dolphins
Pensacola Samba
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Duke Blue Devils 80 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Santos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Websitegwendolynoxenham.com

Gwendolyn Anne Oxenham (born November 24, 1983) is an American writer, filmmaker, and retired

soccer player. She studied English and documentary filmmaking at Duke University, where as a soccer player she was the youngest NCAA Division 1 athlete in history. She later studied creative writing at the University of Notre Dame, where she was awarded a prestigious postgraduate writing grant. During a summer break there, she played professionally for the Brazilian soccer club Santos
.

Oxenham has written, directed, and performed in a number of soccer-oriented documentaries, most notably the 2010 film Pelada. She has written two books and contributed many articles to prominent U.S. periodicals.

Early life and education

Gwendolyn Oxenham was born in

NCAA Division 1 athlete in history.[5] In four seasons for Duke, she scored 10 goals and recorded 17 assists in 80 appearances.[6]

Graduating four years later with a BA in English and a certificate from Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, she enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Notre Dame. During the break after her first year there in 2005, she played professionally for the women's team of Santos, the premier Brazilian soccer club. Back at Notre Dame she received the Nicholas Sparks Prize, a year-long postgraduate writing grant.[7][8]

Filmmaking

Upon finishing her grant year, Oxenham and three friends decided to make a documentary film about pickup soccer games around the world. The crew took three trips, encompassing 25 countries, to shoot the film. One trip, in 2007, was to South America; another, in 2008, was to Europe and Africa; the third, in 2009, was to Asia and the Middle East.[7][9][10]

The resulting film, Pelada, premiered in 2010 at

SXSW. It was distributed internationally and shown at festivals in the U.S., where it won numerous awards.[11] Its New York City premiere was at a bar in Manhattan's Koreatown; it received positive reviews in The New York Times and The New Yorker.[9][12]

Oxenham wrote and directed, with Erit Yellen and Rebekah Fergusson, the 2015 sports documentary

consulting producer for Finding Football, a 2018 original series produced for YouTube.[14]

Writing

Gwendolyn Oxenham is the author of two books and numerous articles and essays.

She has contributed articles to many publications, including The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times.[17]

Personal life

Oxenham married Luke Boughen, co-star of Pelada.[18] She lives in Southern California, where she teaches English and screenwriting at Orange Coast College and Laguna College of Art and Design.[8][15][19]

References

  1. ^ "Candidates for Degrees – Bachelor of Arts: May 9, 2004" (PDF). Graduation Exercises. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University. May 9, 2004. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gwendolyn Oxenham". Duke Blue Devils. Archived from the original on October 28, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1250002044
    . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. ISSN 0163-4070
    . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Hardesty, Greg (August 24, 2007). "Ready to have a ball". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Duke Women's Soccer Media Guide & Record Book 2022" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils. August 17, 2022. p. 80. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Fields of Dreams". Duke Magazine. January 31, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Gwendolyn Oxenham". LCAD Website. Laguna College of Art + Design. Retrieved August 26, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ a b Clarey, Christopher (April 19, 2010). "Joining the Global Game Wherever It's Played". New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Shawn, Francis (September 17, 2010). "Q&A: Luke Boughen and Gwendolyn Oxenham". MLS Soccer Website. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "pelada". Pelada Website. 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  12. ISSN 0028-792X
    . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "An Equal Playing Field / Take Part". YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2018. Credits at 6:56
  14. ^ "New YouTube Original Series 'Finding Football'". Soccer Republic. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2018. Consulting Producer credit at 25:27
  15. ^ a b Beerseed, Danny. "Six-Pack Interview with "Chasing the Game" Author and "Pelada" star Gwendolyn Oxenham". Free Beer Movement Website. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  16. ISBN 978-1785781537
    .
  17. ^ "Articles and essays". Gwendolyn Oxenham website. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  18. ^ Oxenham, Gwendolyn. "Pickup soccer connects the generations of American players, too". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  19. ^ "Gwendolyn Oxenham, Professor in the English Department". Retrieved August 26, 2018.

External links

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