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Documentary Shorts 5 - Documenting Sports

119 minutes Six Films

Underdogs. Actual dogs. Physical activity. Online connectivity. Athleticism takes on many different forms today. Off the field, it's not always fun and games. Ready to bring it on?

In this program
Apayauq

Apayauq

Directed by
Zeppelin Zeerip
U.S.
2022
16 minutes

Apayauq Reitan attempts to become the first out transgender woman to complete the legendary thousand-mile Iditarod sled dog race.

Life With Cte: A Warren Sapp Story

Life With Cte: A Warren Sapp Story

Directed by
Mike Mentor
U.S.
2022
15 minutes
English

Warren Sapp, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion, battles a fatal brain disease known as CTE.

Surface

Surface

Directed by
Adele Foglia
Canada
2022
15 minutes
English, French

Canadian polo players prepare for the Tokyo Games, a path barely trodden by the national team athletes that came before them.

Houston United

Houston United

Directed by
Juan Mejia Botero
U.S.
2023
36 minutes
English, Spanish

Follows the soccer team at Margaret Long Wisdom High School in Houston, TX, made up of 24 players from 12 different countries.

Kingdome

Kingdome

Directed by
Shawn Antoine II
U.S.
2023
20 minutes
English

Chronicles the remarkable decades-long journey of a legendary basketball tournament in Harlem.

Outside Line

Outside Line

Directed by
Jack Gordon
U.S.
2023
17 minutes
English

Black NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth forges an unlikely path from virtual racing to the sport's penultimate series.