Israel Swings for Gold

Wednesday, August 2, 6pm; Dryden Theatre

Documentary | 2023 | 77 min. | English
USA | Director: Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger

In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the very first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village because of Covid restrictions, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on the playing field, though not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic which played at our festival in 2018.

Presented in loving memory of Marvin Miller and Saul Marsh, two great baseball fans.

Underwritten by
Susan and Saul Marsh Family Fund

The Miller FamilyFoundation

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