Each year, the slow-paced lifestyle on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula is given a turbo boost by the Baja 1000, the largest off-road motorsport race in the world. In this modern-day western—complete with a commissioned soundtrack of epic corridos performed by a trio of colorful musicians—local drivers and a young journalist spend the year preparing for the […]
Three talented Cuban athletes leave their families and homes behind as they set off in pursuit of the ultimate dream: a contract with Major League Baseball. They travel to Costa Rica and train under a seedy sports agent who dangles promises while exploiting their talents. As they navigate immigration and the ulterior motives of handlers, […]
US PREMIERE | In a dilapidated corner of Alexandria, an exceptional community of young female weightlifters is trained by the grumpy yet charismatic Captain Ramadan. His precarious but prestigious makeshift gym has been a breeding ground for Egypt’s world champions and Olympic athletes. Filmmaker Mayye Zayed intimately follows Zebiba and her coach in their challenging quest […]
Powered by thrilling sequences of big-wave surfing, this energetic film profiles Joana Andrade, a fiery athlete constantly breaking barriers as an extreme competitor. When additional skills are needed to dominate giant waves and overcome personal fears, Joana seeks out a celebrated freediver to help her survive the churning waters of Nazaré, Portugal. Smoothly transitioning from […]
US PREMIERE Director Billy Corben (Cocaine Cowboys, ESPN’s The U) profiles the colorful South Florida characters who were responsible for supplying performance-enhancing drugs to the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez and other players. The film plays like a crime comedy in the tradition of Elmore Leonard. The behavior is so childish that Corben reenacts scenes with actual […]
WORLD PREMIERE Aaron Hernandez had it all: a successful career with the New England Patriots, millions of fans, financial stability and a loving family. Yet behind the facade of success lurked a very different man, one with a taste for violence and danger. Produced by acclaimed sports journalists Dan Wetzel and Kevin Armstrong, My Perfect […]
WORLD PREMIERE Without memory we are nothing. Memory makes us human. It’s who we are. Memory Games offers a thrilling insight into the lives of four athletes from the United States, Germany, and Mongolia as they compete for the title of World Memory Champion. Their unique approaches to memorizing and recalling mind-boggling amounts of information and their life […]
WORLD PREMIERE After a controversial basketball ruling about head coverings makes it impossible for Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir to maintain her religious convictions while playing professionally, she begins training the next generation of Muslim girls at an Islamic school’s athletics program. As she reckons with the possibility of life without basketball, Bilqis fights to change the rules […]
NYC PREMIERE There’s only one way to win a race and a million ways to lose it. When Kinsale King comes out of nowhere to claim the Dubai Golden Shaheen, the American thoroughbred and his trainer, Carl O’Callaghan, become instant celebrities. Kinsale’s owner, Patrick Sheehy, had taken a risk on Carl, a rookie trainer who […]
WORLD PREMIERE The kind of sports story even non-sports fans will love, This Was the XFL chronicles the ill-fated history of the XFL, the no-holds-barred brainchild of NBC’s Dick Ebersol and WWE’s Vince McMahon. Launched to fanfare in 2001, the extreme football league lasted only a single season, making up rules – and breaking them […]