Got Balz?

synopsis: Part coming of age story, part road movie, part U.S.-Cuba geopolitics. This charming baseball tale, tracks one intrepid 14-year-old’s journey to square his idealism with the messiness of the adult world.

Directed by Ken Schneider & Marcia Jarmel
Visit Film Site: gotbalzfilm.info

For 13-year old Mica, baseball is more than his favorite sport– it’s  his path to tikkun olam, repairing the world. Got Balz? follows this intrepid teenager as he prepares for his bar mitzvah, collects baseball gear for Cuban kids, and gives thanks to the island that sheltered his grandfather during World War II. There’s just  one curve ball: the United States embargo of Cuba. In this charming coming of age story, Mica’s effort to complete the cycle of compassion that brought his grandfather to safety reveals just how big and messy the adult world can be.

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Follow Mica’s adventures in Cuba in video diaries made by his younger brother, Jaden.

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