KINGS OF VENICE

WORLD PREMIERE With the rise of pickleball as the trendiest sport on the block, committed members of Venice Beach’s long-standing paddle tennis community fight to maintain their status. When the pickleballers threaten to push them off the beach, Scott Freedman, the self-proclaimed Paddle Tennis GOAT, makes a gambit to save the game he loves by hosting a tournament with an enticing grand prize. – Brandon Harrison

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors/producers Sveinn Ingimundarson and S.D. Saltarelli, and film participants Ernesto Russo and Sonia Ode Lucci.

The second screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors/producers Sveinn Ingimundarson and S.D. Saltarelli, and film participants Ernesto Russo Katrina Glusac and Scott Freedman.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.