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SHORTS PROGRAM: SPORTS THEMED SHORTS

Sports-themed documentaries!

In Person: Filmmaker, Harry Zernike Thursday Fields

In this program


LITTLE MISS SUMO

Directed by Matt Kay

Twenty-year-old Hiyori is a female sumo wrestler fighting to end the Japanese ban keeping women from competing professionally.

1500 MILES

Directed by Chris Duncan

Adaptive athlete Nicole Ver Kuilen takes on a 1,500 mile race that involves swimming, running, and biking despite having to use an inferior prosthetic.

LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL)

Directed by Carol Dysinger

In a country known as “one of the worst places to be born a girl,” visit a school teaching Afghan girls how to read, write, and skateboard despite the risks.

THURSDAY FIELDS

Directed by Harry Zernike

A portrait of a surprisingly diverse community of cyclists, found in an otherworldly landscape at the edge of Brooklyn, NY.

Dates & Times

Past

The Arlington, Cinema 2

Thu, Oct 24
11:30 am