Holy Land Hardball

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Holy Land Hardball
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Brett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Produced byBrett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Starring Ken Holtzman
Art Shamsky
Ron Blomberg
Edited byBrett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Music by Jeremiah Lockwood [1]
Distributed by SnagFilms
Release date
  • January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19) [2]
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Holy Land Hardball (2008) is a documentary film about the founding of the professional Israel Baseball League in 2007.

Contents

Synopsis

Boston bagel maker Larry Baras, who had no sports management experience, [3] wanted to create a professional baseball league in Israel. He recruited former Jewish major leaguers Art Shamsky, Ken Holtzman, and Ron Blomberg as team managers in the Israel Baseball League.

Film festivals

It premiered at the Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival and was shown at many other film festivals. [2]

Reviews

Fandango said of Holy Land Hardball:

An entertaining documentary, showing a side of Israel far from the news headlines - one of peace, normalcy and discovering the joys of the great American pastime. [4]

Indiewire says of Holy Land Hardball:

All things considered, Kesten and Rapkin respect their subjects to the point where "Holy Land Hardball" functions as a warm portrait of people guided by spiritual unity and athletic ambition. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "JDub Records: Innovative Jewish music, community and cross-cultural dialogue". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. 1 2 "Holy Land Hardball Premieres on MLB Network" (Press release). MLB Network. January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03 – via Reel Hardball.
  3. ↑ "Holy Land Hardball". Film.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Holy Land Hardball Overview and Synopsis". Fandango. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Still Searching for a Home Run: "Holy Land Hardball" Travels with Chutzpah". IndieWire.


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