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Jun 8, 2018 at 8:00 pm

UNDO x ROOFTOP FILMS: Wrestle

This screening is a co-presentation with Rooftop Films and takes place outdoors at MetroTech Commons. Filmmakers in attendance!

Join Rooftop Films as they bring five innovative nonfiction film programs from around the world to outdoor venues across NYC.

Program

Wrestle

Suzannah Herbert & Lauren Belfer, 98 min

Wrestle is an intimate and nuanced documentary that follows the wrestling team at JO Johnson High School in Huntsville, which has been on Alabama’s failing schools list for many years. As they fight their way towards the State Championship and the doors they hope it will open, wrestlers Jailen, Jamario, Teague, and Jaquan each face injustices and challenges on and off the mat. Together they grapple with obstacles that jeopardize their success, and their coach – coming to terms with his own past conflicts – pushes them forward while unwittingly wading into the complexities of class and race in the South. Through it all, the young heroes of Wrestle – with humor and grit – strive towards their goals, making Wrestle an inspiring coming of age journey and an impassioned depiction of growing up disadvantaged in America today.

98 min

Free Event!
8:00 PM: Doors Open
8:30 PM: Live Music
9:00 PM: Film Begins
10:30 PM: Filmmaker Q&A

More details can be found on the Rooftop Films Website!

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Date
Jun 8, 2018
Time
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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Address

5 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States + Google Map

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