K+S NEW YORK 2015
TRibeca Cinemas & VArick Room
7th Annual Kicking+Screening Soccer Film Festival New York 2015 runs from Tuesday, June 23, through Friday, June 26, at the Tribeca Cinemas in downtown Manhattan.
This year’s festival boasts seven feature films focused largely on the experience of loving a club and being a supporter, whether you are in the stands or in a suite. From an MLS supporters group that came into existence before they had a club to support, to a small Welsh club’s rise to the Premier League thanks to its fans, to the Jewish executive who rebuilt German giants Bayern Munich after World War Two, the people and stories featured in the films at K+S New York 2015 provide poignant reminders that the game, for most of us, is about much more than 22 people and a ball.
FILMS + EVENTS
The story of Kurt Landauer, the Jewish president of Bayern Munich before WWII, who returned after the war to rebuild the club — and his life.
For supporters of Belgian club Standard Liege, this is what gives their lives meaning.
The story of the Philadelphia Union’s supporters group — which existed even before there was a club to support.
A young boy’s football passion comes alive in tumultuous 1980s Belfast as Northern Ireland prepare to take on Brazil at the 1986 World Cup.
A satirical, improvised mockumentary about five football characters who try to make history. And utterly fail.
The incredible, fairy-tale journey of Swansea City FC from the lower rungs of British football to the Premier League.
The story of Italian club Bari’s “failure” to win promotion in 2014, a result enthusiastically welcomed by the supporters.