THEME EXPLORATION

sports and talent

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg

Touchdown Mickey

Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl

Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto

2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala

Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson

Film For Guitar

Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford

Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”

Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
1973 · Jean Rouch

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson

Luci del varietà

Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini

Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche

Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
1929 · Marcel Carné

Scientists of Tomorrow

Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak

The Hand of God

The Hand of God
2021 · Paolo Sorrentino

This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life
1963 · Lindsay Anderson

Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník

Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas

Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov

Garrincha: Joy of the People

Garrincha: Joy of the People
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Turning Point
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis

Nacho Libre
2006 · Jared Hess

Arthur the King

Arthur the King
2024 · Simon Cellan Jones

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films examine working-class struggle and human potential, often exploring how talent is constrained by systemic inequality and economic hardship.

Clint Eastwood United States

His filmography repeatedly explores the development and redemption of talent through discipline, competition, and the psychological toll of pursuing excellence in sports and performance.