Tag: Australia
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‘Aussie Chuk-gu Dream’ (2015) – Koreans aspire in the land of AUS
Even though Aussie Chuk-gu Dream is almost 10 years old, it is a unique story of 1st generation South Korean immigrants trying to succeed at sports in predominantly White Australia. But if you don’t know much about being a minority, this documentary does an excellent job of showing how a Korean community can use sport…
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Expressive animation in ‘A Game of Three Halves’ (2020)
A Game of Three Halves comes to us from Australia. It is a 5-part online series in partnership with Copa90, and each episode is 4 minutes long. I watched it as a 22-minute short film on Kanopy. The episodes are all abstract animations with narrated essays that depict Director Matthew Bate has directed some feature…
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The story you never heard about ‘The Team That Never Played’ (2010)
If you are looking for a great idea for a soccer movie, you should buy the rights to this 10 year old documentary The Team That Never Played. Gather up the players interviewed by Writer-Director Greg Appel and fill out their stories while they can still be recalled. This is history that deserves to be…
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‘Back of the Net’ (2019) mirrors USWNT values
Created just in time for the 2019 Womens World Cup, Back of the Net embraces many of the same values that propelled the US Womens National Team (USWNT) into the social media stratosphere: embracing diversity, teamwork and a can do spirit. If your child got on the USWNT WWC2019 bandwagon and wants other forms of…
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More FIFA corruption in ‘The March of the White Elephants’ (2015)
In The March of the White Elephants, Director Craig Tanner continues the work he began with his first film, exposing the societal insanity of spending billions on stadiums for a one month soccer party.
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‘The Trophy Thief’ (2015) doesn’t ring true
I’m sorry, but The Trophy Thief did not open my heart. Instead, I feel manipulated, as if the creators are simply playing to sympathies by casting a short-statured soccer player as Ben, the boy who steals an unjustly-awarded MVP trophy.
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‘World Cup Soccer in Africa: Who Really Wins?’ (2010)
Originally titled Fahrenheit 2010, this film provides reams of detail on the issues and controversy around hosting the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In Nov-Dec 2008, first-time Director Craig Tanner interviews leaders on both sides in the country.
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‘Mr. Smith’ (2014) pursued his dream from Portmouth to AUS
In 12 minutes, Jeremy Santolin’s micro-documentary Mr. Smith reveals the dogged path traversed by a player who turned pro at age 27. Matt Smith grew up in the Portsmouth youth system but was cut at age 17.
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How to win with ‘Total Football: the Movie’ (2009)
There are things to like about Total Football: the Movie, and largely those occur in the last 30 minutes of the film. What the team does to win made me enjoy this Australian film.
