PELADA

Directed by Luke Boughen, Rebekah Fergusson, Gwendolyn Oxenham and Ryan White
United States. 92 minutes.
Documentary
FRI OCT 15 @ 7:30pm | High Street Cinema
SUN OCT 17 @ 12:30pm | High Street Cinema

Film Host Sponsor: Cascade Peaks Construction

Away from professional stadiums, bright lights, and manicured fields, there's another side of soccer. Tucked away on side streets and concrete courts, people play in improvised games. Every country has a different word for it. In the United States, we call it pick-up soccer. In Trinidad, it's "taking a sweat." In England, it's "having a kick-about. In Brazil, the word is "pelada,"which literally means "naked" -- the game stripped down to its core. It's the version of the game played by anyone, anywhere. PELADA is a documentary following Luke and Gwendolyn, two former college soccer stars who didn't quite make it to the pros. Not ready for it to be over, they take off to over twenty countries around the world, chasing the game. From prisoners in Bolivia to moonshine brewers in Kenya, from freestylers in China to women who play in hijab in Iran, PELADA is the story of the people who play.

Filmography: First Feature