Chris James Champeau // Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - An alum of Bay Port High School is the editor of a new documentary titled “Nothing but a Winner”.

It tells the story of the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide football dominance led by coaches Paul “Bear” Bryant and Nick Saban. Chris Champeau is the Green Bay native who put together the final product that will be released in theaters on Thursday, for one day only.

With a strong passion for football and film, Champeau says this was his first opportunity to work on a sports film in his career, and he was all for it after receiving the call from a colleague in 2022.

After two and a half years of post-production by Champeau’s independent company, the biggest project of his career will be on the big screen for the first time.

“Overall, it was a really, really great experience. I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” says Champeau.

Champeau and his team spent countless hours digging and editing through tons and tons of footage.

“One of the challenges we had, especially very late on, literally weeks before we were supposed to deliver this, is, ‘Hey, you have to swap this footage, it’s too expensive.’ And it’s like, ‘That shot is amazing, how can we lose that shot?’ And that’s very difficult as an editor or as a storyteller,” says Champeau.

Overcoming those obstacles as an independent production company doesn’t compare to the pride he feels in the large role he played.

Champeau tells me one of the coolest and exciting parts was at the premiere in Alabama.

“Because this is something I’ve never really done, sit in a room with everybody that this film means a lot to and be able to hear and see their response and emotional reaction to it for the first time,” says Champeau.

This film is for everyone, even if you aren’t a sports fanatic.

“I like to say it is a movie about football, but it’s more than just football. You don’t have to like Alabama football; you don’t have to like football to enjoy it. But if you like a good story, it’s a feel-good story, it’s an inspirational story, it’s definitely something you should check out,” says Champeau.

Featured in the film is former Crimson Tide and Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who played for the green and gold for four years.

This documentary will be in theaters on Thursday only, but there is a possibility that it could be put on streaming services.