THEME EXPLORATION

school sports

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Here Comes the Boom
Here Comes the Boom
2012 · Frank Coraci
Kings Ransom
Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
Rebound
Rebound
2023 · Chang Hang-jun
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
Touchdown Mickey
Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
Waterboys
Waterboys
2001 · Shinobu Yaguchi
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films explore working-class youth and social institutions, examining how sports and education shape young lives within systems of inequality.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He deeply examines school culture and youth development through intimate character studies that reveal the pressures and transformations of adolescence.

 Chloé Zhao China (raised in North America)

Her naturalistic approach captures the struggles and aspirations of young people navigating institutional environments and their personal identities.