ISRAEL SWINGS FOR THE GOLD

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In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. Mostly newly minted Israelis, they log unexpected battles against antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Victory for Israel comes on the playing field, even if not on the podium. Israel Swings for Gold follows the 2018 hit Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

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Special Thanks to:   Carey and Ellen Fischer, Jeff and Danette Marks, Alan and Lauren Cohn, Harris Solomon and Kathy Barry & Henry Cairo and Rochelle Golub

CREDITS

DIRECTOR(S): Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger
SCREENWRITER(S): Daniel A. Miller
PRODUCER(S): Jeremy Newberger

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