Sport Fans Film Zone
9 films
All I Need Is a Ball (Piłka to wszystko, czego mi trzeba)
dir. Elena Molina
dok2020
An uplifting story that blends football, acrobatics and feminism. The protagonist is the undisputed freestyle champion of Spain, yet she does not feel at ease in this solitary role. Her goal is to build a community of women who juggle footballs.
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Friendly Sport Meeting (Přátelské setkání nad sportem)
dir. Adam Koloman Rybanský
fab2017
It's saturday, beautiful summer weather and the tournament begins in a small village. Futnet is played, rump is being roasted and everybody is drinking beer. Monday is still far away so no one has to worry about anything. At least until the moment when gypsy team called Jamaicas appears.
Read moreMundial. The Highest Stakes (Mundial. Gra o wszystko)
dir. Michał Bielawski
dok2012
The 1982 World Cup in Spain marked the Polish national team’s last success at an international football tournament. For a moment, people forgot that the backdrop to this sporting spectacle included harsh martial law regulations, censorship, the military on the streets and prisons filled with opposition activists. Michał Bielawski’s film is a documentary account of sports and politics under martial law.
Read moreNefta Football Club
dir. Yves Piat
fab2018
A comedy which has won the hearts of festival spectators at Clermont-Ferrand and Aspen. At the border with Algeria, two brothers, Abdallah and Mohammed, find a lonely donkey wearing headphones on its ears and carrying bags full of white powder on its back. The boys decide to bring the load home. Audience Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Read moreThe Ball (Boll)
dir. Salad Hilowle
dok2021
An investigative and humorous film about the supporting roles of football. What happens when you turn the camera beyond the pitch? We get caught up in rituals among judges and linemen, follow the zealous accuracy of the material and that of the photographers looking for the perfect image. We study the audience up close, big and small emotions build a mood at least as exciting as what happens on the pitch. On site in a football arena, we get to follow a match from different points of view but we never see the ball. A consideration of everything that happens around at a football game.
Read moreThe Corinthians: We Were the Champions (The Corinthians: byłyśmy mistrzyniami)
dir. Helen Tither
dok2025
The incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football – The Corinthians Ladies FC from Manchester – who defied The English Football Association’s 50-year ban on women to become global champions. Told by 10 surviving players, this film reveals how a team of defiant girls took on the all-male establishment. Beating Germany to a European Cup and winning an unofficial World Cup in 1960. Now, after decades of being sidelined, The Corinthians finally reveal their rebellious story.
Read moreThe Home Game (Heimaleikurinn)
dir. Smari Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson
dok2023
‘We’re playing at home!’ – is a chant every football fan understands. It not only indicates the venue but, above all, signals loyalty to the club’s colours and the emotions tied to the team. In the case of a pitch on the Icelandic coast that has not been used for 25 years, it sounds like a dream come true.
Read moreThe Little Prodigy (Cudowny synek)
dir. Xavier Diskeuve
fab2023
A football-and-piano qui pro quo. In this Belgian comedy, a young man practising hard for an entrance exam to one of the leading schools of music must temporarily set aside his metronome, passages and études to step into the role of a Georgian football talent.
Read moreYou'll Be a Legend, Man (Będziesz legendą, człowieku)
dir. Marcin Koszałka
dok2012
The acclaimed documentary filmmaker and awardwinning cinematographer Marcin Koszałka takes us behind the scenes of Euro 2012, following the Polish national team throughout the European Championship. Koszałka’s camera accompanies the players 24/7, gaining access to places and capturing moments that no television station has ever managed to show.
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