Directed by: Tomislav Zaja
Croatia, 2019, RT: 51:33
IVAN’S GAME is a biographical documentary that covers the life story of one of the greatest Croatian football players of all time: Ivan Gudelj. The film follows Ivan’s meteoric rise and the tragic end of his career at the height of his fame when he got ill from the hepatitis B virus that nearly killed him. It is a story of an exceptional man who lost everything because of the illness, but eventually won his life's game. The film poses the following questions to its viewers: how can you continue your life when the whole world collapses around you like a house of cards? How do you flip the score in a game that’s already lost? Is there life after football?
Directed by: Aaron Hosé
USA, 2019 RT: 9:00
Castle Church Brewing Community, America's first modern-day church-owned brewery, is reintroducing the age-old concept of combining faith-based fellowship and beer under the same roof. Patrons from all walks of life are welcome to grab a pint, join in on prayer, or both.
Directed by: HUGO HADDAD
Brazil, 2020 RT:15:30
Pedro Barros and Murilo Peres skate the work of Oscar Niemeyer in Concrete Dreams
The two professional skateboarders get a once-in-a-lifetime pass to roll on the fabled curves of some undisputed masterpieces of modern architecture.
Directed by: Nick Rasdal
United States 2020 RT: 8:50
A super 8mm racing film about the Grand Prix of Long Beach
Directed by: Aaron Hosé
USA 2019 RT: 11:38
Craft beer is an annual multi-billion dollar boom for the United States economy. Yet, the overwhelming majority of this industry remains white-male-dominated, with women and minorities occupying a small fraction of its workforce and brewing culture. A FRESH PERSPECTIVE tells the story of three African-Americans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who create the nation’s first-ever black beer festival, a historic event aiming to diversify the industry while promoting a new narrative in craft beer.
Director: Anthony Gentile
USA, 2020, RT:
In search of one of a kind rideable art, 3 strangers illustrate a craft surfing community by telling a universal story of friendship and the desire for fun.
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