Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel
Sponsored by the Ed Berkowitz Film Education Fund
In this documentary, Team Israel is finally ranked among the world’s best in 2017, and they’re eligible to compete in the prestigious World Baseball Classic. Their line-up includes several Jewish American Major League players―Ike Davis, Josh Zeid and ex-Braves catcher Ryan Lavarnway. With their Mensch on the Bench mascot by their side, the team laughs, cries, and does much soul-searching as they discover the pride of representing Israel on the world stage. Following the film, we’ll be joined by guests to discuss Jewish athletes in film and how their lives and stories have been adapted for the big screen.
Series Events
Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel with Q&A
Thu, Jun 28, 11:30 pm – 2:00 am
A stirring story of sports, patriotism and personal growth, HEADING HOME charts the underdog journey of Israel’s national baseball team. After the film, we’ll take a deeper look into the world of sports, faith, and film. We’ll be joined by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Aviva Kempner. Kramer and Miller are two of the filmmakers behind HEADING HOME and make up Ironbound Films with their colleague Jeremy Newberger. Their work includes THE ANTHROPOLOGIST and ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE. Kempner, whose film THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG tells the story of America’s first Jewish baseball star, is currently in production on a film about former baseball player and spy Moe Berg.
Tickets: $15 / $12 Avalon members
Series Curators
Seth Kramer and Daniel A. Miller are two of the filmmakers behind HEADING HOME and make up Ironbound Films with their colleague Jeremy Newberger.
Aviva Kempner is the founder of The Ciesla Foundation and is currently in production on a documentary about former baseball player and spy Moe Berg.