Israel Swings For Gold
IN CELEBRATION OF ISRAEL@75!
FROM THE CREATORS OF ‘HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL”
LA Premiere!
Introduction by Richard Hirschhaut, Director of AJC
Q&A with Israeli team member Zach Penprase who appears in the film!
In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, 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, even if 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.
A Documentary by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger
In partnership with the Consulate General of Israel and the American Jewish Committee
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 1 engagement
- EncinoTown Center 5Sun, May 21 – Sun, May 21, 2023 · 1 day