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Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After losing her legs in a double amputation, Amy Purdy overcame the unexpected and returned to snowboarding. Today, Amy is a three-time Paralympic medalist snowboarder, a motivational speaker and a NY Times Best Selling author. Her work has been published in 10 different languages all around the world. She is a Co-Founder of Adaptive Action Sports alongside Daniel Gale. This organization helps create opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Soccer’s two halves take place within the confines of the rules and regulations of the 90 minutes; but the third half takes place within the limitless possibilites of fan’s minds. To be a Soccer fan is to be a witness, a mythologizer, obsessive, pundit and dreamer. A GAME OF THREE HALVES is a five part animated series that uses the unbridled creativity of handcrafted animation to reveal funny, profound and illuminating stories from the world game....
Publisher
Premiere Digital
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A critically acclaimed documentary that tells the incredible story of Raymond Lewis, a basketball phenom from Watts, California who many believe was blackballed from the NBA in the’70s – and his unlikely and heartbreaking journey in becoming a hoops legend.
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Jools rediscovered her love of cycling, she faced significant challenges. A diagnosis of depression, a mini-stroke, and becoming her mother's full-time caregiver threatened to knock her off the saddle. But, Jools' passion and dedication to creating inclusive spaces for women in cycling kept her wheels spinning. Now, she's a superhero of the cycling community, spreading her powerful mindset far and wide!
8) TransBoxing
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Trans Boxing is an art project in the form of a boxing club that was started in New York City in 2017 by Nolan Hansen. The project began as an effort to encourage the participation of transgender, non-conforming, and non-binary people in boxing. Over the years, an amazing community has been built around this sport. Trans Boxing offers training, education, and mentorship through weekly classes. They help others explore their strength both physically...
9) The Matador
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
THE MATADOR is the epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world’s top-ranked bullfighter. Heart-wrenching setbacks and thrilling successes dramatize 'El Fandi's' three-year journey across Spain and Latin America and into the pages of bullfighting history. More than one man’s quest for greatness, “Matador” is a story of love -- of a son for his family, of audiences for their heroes, of a people for their cultural traditions, and of...
10) Skate Dreams
Publisher
Film First Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Profiles a diverse group of female skateboarders whose pursuit of self-expression and freedom has created an international movement. In this uplifting and inspiring film, the story spans the trailblazing pioneers of the 1980s and the next generation of Olympic contenders as they defy industry gatekeepers and fight for professional equality. By showcasing the charismatic personalities and indomitable spirits of these amazing talents on and off their...
Publisher
The Film Sales Company
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Featuring Tony Hawk and directed by Stacy Peralta, BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a very personal story of a group of young, dorky, straight laced American kids who did the impossible through a combination of work, skill, passion, and the belief that anything is possible: they succeeded in turning skateboarding from a fringe pastime to a thrilling action sport filled with extraordinary gravity defying feats and generated a billion dollar industry....
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An insightful and moving documentary feature film exploring in rich detail the remarkable story behind the Polynesian Pipeline to the NFL. A contemporary American story, the film transports viewers deep inside the tightly-knit and complex Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFLers. With unprecedented access and shot over a fouryear time period, the film intimately portrays...
13) Dream Big
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A look back at the history of Gold's Gym in Venice and Santa Monica, and how the surrounding culture of 1970's Venice and Santa Monica, and Southern California, was the seedbed for a a group of individuals who would DREAM BIG, and forever change culture.
14) Wicker Kittens
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In Minnesota, the winters are long but the jigsaw puzzling is fierce. Join some of the top teams in competitive puzzling as they prepare for the largest contest in the country, the one that crowns the fastest puzzler around, in this quirky documentary from South By Southwest.
15) The Ice King
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
John Curry transformed ice skating from a dated sport into an exalted art form. Coming out on the night of his Olympic win in 1976, he became the first openly gay Olympian in a time when homosexuality was not even fully legal. Toxic yet charming; rebellious yet elitist; emotionally aloof yet spectacularly needy; ferociously ambitious yet bent on self-destruction, this is a man forever on the run: from his father's ghost, his country, and even his...
16) Kids Cup
Publisher
Magnet Film
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Norwegian
Description
A feel-good family film about the world's largest sports tournament for kids, Norway Cup, in Oslo Norway. We dive into five teenages from different parts of the world, competing to win the gold medal. Afnan from Palestine, Khalidi from Tanzania/USA, Yu from China, Fred from Brazil and Anna from Norway all share the same dream, but they meet unexpected obstacles; unfair referees, homesickness, missing the penalty shot. Thankfully there are girls to...
17) Warrior Spirit
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A feature length documentary film about the first native american UFC champion Nicco Montano. Montano is on a quest to defend her UFC title. The film lifts the veil on the dark world of extreme weight cutting in the UFC and how the multi billion dollar UFC company exploits their fighters for millions of dollars.
18) Slugfest
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
19) Gaea Girls
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
This fascinating film follows the physically grueling and mentally exhausting training regimen of several young wanna-be GAEA GIRLS, a group of Japanese women wrestlers. The idea of them may seem like a total oxymoron in a country where women are usually regarded as docile and subservient. However, in training and in the arena, the female wrestlers depicted in this film are just as violent as any member of the World Wrestling Federation, and the blood...
Author
Language
English
Description
Coaching basketball successfully often boils down to matching the offense to the available talent.The modern high post offense works at every level of play be it youth basketball or at the elite levels of the game. Whether your team is loaded with talent and you need an offense to provide balanced opportunities or you have average sized players who play hard, the modern 2-1-2 high post offense has something to offer your team.Positive attributes of...
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