2026 Official Selections

Directed by: Will Fitzpatrick  |  Country: United States (Virginia)

After being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, 69-year-old Ruth Grover turns to rock climbing to fight back, building strength, community, and pursuing one defining climb that becomes her symbol of resilience.

Directed by: Mekhi Lee  |  Country: United States (New York)

A police officer struggles to stay connected to his community and uses handball as his escape, keeping in touch with the last piece of the person he once was.

Directed by: MacPherson Christopher and Paul Rosenfeld  |  Country: United States (Vermont)

In rural Vermont, immigrant dairy farm workers endure hardship and persecution while forging community through soccer.

Directed by: Jordan Singleton  |  Country: United Kingdom, United States

At the turn of the 20th century, two rising boxers meet at the biggest stage; a match that will decide the world lightweight title. In the wake of a mind-boggling 40-round title bout, Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast find their lives forever changed, and forever intertwined.

Directed by: Michael Corvo and Simone Buteau  |  Country: United States (California)

This documentary follows Carlos Rodriguez – a Vietnam veteran, renowned martial artist, and unexpected golf teacher – as he trains for his first PGA event in decades. Born in Puerto Rico, Carlos has defied expectations at every turn while transforming his trauma into a force for healing. His extraordinary life proves that anyone can not just overcome, but master, anything – and do so with empathy, authenticity, and harmony.

Directed by: Katrin Hafemann and Marie Teresa Lasserre  |  Country: Germany

After his father's death, Swedish man Torkel Wachter finds documents from Nazi Germany in a cardboard box. They concern a man named Walter who played football for HSV and was later sent to a concentration camp. They reveal his father's true identity, which Torkel is only able to piece together after years of research; research that brings Hamburg football's dark history to life — from the 1920s to matches among prisoners at the Neuengamme concentration camp, where former HSV star Tull Harder worked as a guard for the SS.

Directed by: David Fernandez Grana  |  Country: Spain

In Amed, a coastal village in Bali, five children train for a pickleball tournament as the sport begins to take root in Indonesia. While the island struggles with mass tourism and the erosion of its identity, the court becomes a rare symbol of connection — a space where cultures and generations meet.

Directed by: Romeo Okwara & Sean Billings-Almendarez  |  Country: United States

Over the course of three days, a team of underdog, misfit kids seek a victory on the schoolyard against their all-star classmates and win the prize lunch box.

Directed by: Daeyoung Kim  |  Country: United States, South Korea

A young Korean-American figure skater must bear the tough-love parenting of her mother, the mind games of her coach, and her own insidious self-doubt as she recovers from an injury.

Directed by: Cal Galicia  |  Country: United States, Philippines

A Filipino-American baseball pitcher pushes his body to the limit in order to live up to the pressures put on him by his family and his team.

Directed by: Marcus Quinn  |  Country: United States, Senegal

While chasing a championship with his team, a young basketball player is drawn into an unsettling incident with his coach, threatening his friendship with his closest teammate.

Directed by: Francesco Giardiello  |  Country: Italy

Mattia, a rising basketball talent, dreams of playing in the championship final in front of his father, who has grown increasingly distant and absorbed in work. When faced with yet another announced absence, Mattia decides he will do whatever it takes to make sure his father sees him play.

Directed by: Arkan Zakharov  |  Country: United States (New York)

Follow athlete and writer Naima Zanoguera on a spiritual journey as she contemplates the act of movement, specifically trail running, as it speaks to the sense of her personal and our collective identity — a contemplative visual exploration of what it means to belong.