The award-winning documentary takes a deep dive into the underground world of professional table soccer, following six of the top players as they prepare for the Tornado World Championships. Through an ensemble cast of quirky characters and obsessive fans, the film explores the sport's rich and relatively unknown history - covering its meteoric rise in the 70s during the Million Dollar Pro Tour, its devastating collapse in the 80s, and its current resurrection today.
96 minutes | 2020 | English
Written, directed, and produced by Joe Heslinga
A terrifying cat-and-mouse game between a young girl trying to retrieve her soccer ball and a sniper in a window.
A celebration of the grace, the conflict, and the social compact found only in a pickup soccer game in South America.
The uplifting story of a youth team that never wins, never scores goals, and never gives up. “We don’t care if we don’t score because we have fun!”
Every year, the seminarians in the Vatican compete in a World Cup-style soccer tournament called the Clericus Cup.
“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”
“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”
How fan ownership saved Colombian club América de Cali, then built it back into a powerhouse.
When a small Northern Irish club spent the summer in America playing as the Detroit Cougars.
How a 15-year-old kid from Michigan started a charity and hand-delivers soccer balls to Mozambique.