It is Kicking & Screening Season

Croatia’s achievement in coming 3rd at the 1998 World Cup in France was staggering. A nation barely established took on and beat the world’s powerhouse nations, coming within a whisker of lifting the trophy.

But this is much more than just a story about a talented football team. It is the tale of a nation emerging from the wreckage of the Balkan War and the disintegration of Yugoslavia to stand proudly and independently on football’s grandest stage.

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• Mitch Match | What happens when an adventurous matchstick decides to play soccer?

• Nando | A poem about a caterpillar inspires the story of a boy in a Rio favela in the shadow of the famous Maracana Stadium.

Date: December 1
Time: 7:00PM

Re-live the magical, heart-stopping moments of the game’s incredible history in this loving tribute to Italian legend and hero of Italy’s 1982 World Cup winning side Paolo Rossi.

Vintage footage and first-hand accounts by the greatest players — including Diego Maradona — are beautifully woven into a touching and exciting story of Rossi’s ups and downs in the context of shocking world events. As soccer has evolved into a billion-dollar business, The Heart of a Legend reminds us all that dreams can come true when you follow rule #1: never give up!

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• Intermedio (“Timeout”) | A hundred yards of no-man's land. Twenty-five bored men. Two trenches of war. And only one ball.

• Where We Belong | A young girl tells her cuddle toy, named Bertie Bee, about the excitement of matchday at Burnley Football Club’s Turf Moor stadium.

Date: December 2
Time: 7:00PM