Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won(2026)

What started as a small gathering of sports nerds at MIT became one of the most influential events in modern sports.

Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won is a documentary that chronicles the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, a gathering that evolved from a small MIT gathering into a transformative force in modern sports. Over two decades, the conference reshaped how teams, leagues, and fans understand the games they love, introducing data-driven approaches that challenged traditional sports wisdom. The film explores the big ideas behind the analytics revolution, the resistance it faced, and where the field is headed. Through interviews with influential figures including Bill Simmons, Daryl Morey, Jessica Gelman, Zach Lowe, Shane Battier, and Michael Lewis, Dorkapalooza captures how a group of sports nerds fundamentally changed the way the world watches and plays sports.