Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Redemption Song

A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and pol...

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Olallo Rubio

Cast

Hugo Sánchez, Diego Maradona, Antonio Carbajal

Behind the scenes and with the fans of West Ham United as they move to a new home after 112 years at Upton Park.

Runtime

1h 15m

Cast

Slaven Bilić, Mark Noble, Ray Winstone

Chile hosts a decisive World Cup qualifier at Santiago’s National Stadium just weeks after the stadium had been transformed into a concentration camp and killing field for opponents of Augusto Pinochet (who had just gained power in a military coup). Though FIFA investigates the matter, the game goes on, with the Chilean team winning in...

Runtime

30m

Director

Ezra Edelman, Jeffrey Plunkett

A look at the April 15, 1989 tragedy at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, where a stampede in the stadium's standing-room-only areas killed 96 people and injured 766. The film also examines the ongoing efforts of victims' families to seek truth and justice, as well as tangible effects on English football, including stadium up...

Runtime

2h

Director

Daniel Gordon

Cast

Margaret Aspinall, Chris Cowlin, Eric Campbell

The documentary Schwarze Adler (Black Eagles) lets black players of the German national football team tell their personal stories for the first time. What road did they take before they got to where we cheer for them? What hurdles did they have to overcome? What prejudices and racist hostility were they exposed to – and what was it lik...

Runtime

1h 42m

Cast

Guy Acolatse, Otto Addo, Gerald Asamoah