Past Events

ISFF is working with Michael Montgomery on a kids book that tells his powerful story of overcoming a congenital heart defect to play at Texas A&M and then in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers. You can view the completed book here: “Heart of a Lion.”

Sports Film Fest has created an animated film and book celebrating the history of the Us Women’s Soccer Team’s accomplishments at the Women’s World Cup.

 Join us at Levy Park on Sunday, April 2, 2023 for sports activities, art activities and a screening of Phi Slama Jama. This event is free and open to the public. We will have a soccer activation with Sphere soccer for kids and adults and coloring page activities starting at 6pm. Craft Creamery will provide free ice cream for kids at 6:40pm before our storytelling class. We will screen our animated kids book and the film Phi Slama Jama at 7:45pm. 

LFG is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis and others. We are honored to screen this film after the women received equal pay. This will lead to a discussion on the power of film and inspire more girls to chase their dreams, on an equal playing field.

7:30PM DISCUSSION WITH BRANDI CHASTAIN & MARLENE BJORNSRUD

FILM SCREENING TO FOLLOW

“Positive All the Way,” the newest film from The Foundation for Global Sports Development and Sidewinder Films is now showing on PBS! Check your local listings for air dates. “Positive All the Way” explores the power of adaptive sport to ignite the human spirit, and simultaneously weaves a tapestry of how Sir Philip Craven the former president of the International Paralympic Committee, guided the world’s largest adaptive sports organization to become a global leader for social change.

Discussion Panel to follow with Josh Merwin, Directors Dr. Steven Ungerleider and David C. Ulich (virtually)

Waterman is a powerful documentary about five-time Olympic medalist and native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku. It explores his journey and legacy as a legendary swimmer, trailblazer, and father of modern-day surfing. The documentary is narrated by Jason Mamoa and features interviews with Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore, Jack Johnson, Duane DeSoto, and Laird Hamilton. This film will lead a panel discussion on the impact athletes have had on breaking racial barriers through sport.

Discussion Panel to follow: Josh Merwin, Director Isaac Halasima, Producer Chet Thomas with John Naber

Miracle is the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history — the 1980 United States ice hockey team’s triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream — beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of 26 undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned 20 of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable — and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope.

Cash Bar open 5:30-6:30pm

Discussion Panel-6PM: Producer Mark Ciardi, Actor Patrick Demsey