Company: Merge Group
Country: USA
Section: DOCUMENTARY TEAM SPORT
Discipline: Soccer
Year: 2015
Director: Jerome Thelia
Editing: Greg Wright; Andrew Napier
Photography: David McLain; Trevor Tweeten; Daniel Katz
Soundtrack: Nathan Halpern; Garth Neustadter
Producer: Anne Carkeet; Phil Mershon; Andrew Napier; David McLain; Jerome Thélia; Greg Wright; John Fox
Time: 72 min
Projection: Saturday 19 November – 20.05 – Sala Parlamentino
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Synopsis
From Brazilian favelas to dusty Congolese villages, from Neolithic Scottish isles to modern soccer pitches, the movie explores the little-known origins of soccer. Across time, languages and continents to discover how the ball has staked its claim on people’s lives and fueled their passion to compete. Equal parts science, history and cultural essay, the documentary removes audience from the scandals and commercialism of today’s sports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaim the universal connection to the games so loved.