The most surprising thing about High Flying Bird is how it takes a niche and seemingly uninteresting topic and finds a message of social importance within.
Mario tackles the stigma of being a gay man in professional soccer with remarkable realism and heart, with what could have been excessively melodramatic or exploitative.
Seeing a successful bodybuilder physically breaking apart toes the line towards Ronnie Coleman: the King being a cautionary tale, but it’s ultimately saved by the view of his private life.
We were able to speak with Adam Sobel, director of the documentary The Workers Cup, focusing on labor camps in Qatar in preparation for the 2022 World Cup.
As the 2018 World Cup quickly approaches, The Workers Cup serves as an uncomfortable reminder of the humanity behind one of the world’s most beloved sporting spectacles.
If you’re a fan of film and/or soccer it’s impossible not to find things to like in all of these films, which played at this year’s Soccer Film Festival.