January 2025 SPORTS Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Awards:

BEST Short Film: QUEEN OF SPADES
BEST Direction: CHAN CAM
BEST Story: STAY IN THE GAME
BEST Documentary: The World Series of Bocce: A Celebration of Sport, Family and Community

See info for each film:

STAY IN THE GAME, 6min., USA
Directed by Jared Jacobsen
Five athletes discuss their experiences playing wheelchair tennis.

http://www.stephenjakevideo.com/
https://www.facebook.com/StephenJakeProductions
https://www.twitter.com/sjakevideo
https://www.instagram.com/sjakeproductions

QUEEN OF SPADES, 14min., UK
Directed by Shyla Lee
This is the story of one woman’s lifelong struggle to feel free and part of the natural world, despite the complicated restrictions and expectations of modern life. Like water, she needs to keep flowing and continually being her authentic self.

http://www.clayhouse.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085192968796

CHAN CAMP, 20min,. USA
Directed by Hollie Seidel, Mark Bucknam
Chan MacVeagh’s soccer camp has transformed girls’ soccer in Brookline, Massachusetts. The training is hard, but the environment is supportive, and the girls come together in a way that makes them all stronger. This film follows a group of players who attended the camp in the summer of 2023.

The World Series of Bocce: A Celebration of Sport, Family and Community, 26min,. USA
Directed by Francis DiClemente
The World Series of Bocce: A Celebration of Sport, Family and Community is a documentary short that captures the intense competition at the annual World Series of Bocce tournament in Rome, New York, while highlighting the event’s economic, social and community impact.