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Started by: Jacob Kader
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Family, Sports Experimental, Comedy
Type: Short Film
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Time Period: 1980's and 1990's
Logline: A first-generation Arab-American dad discovers his son is left-handed as they start little league baseball. Fast forward 10 years as the young man pitches for the final out in a high school championship game. The short film explores the relationship between fathers and sons, achievement, and old beliefs/customs enjoining new American identities.
Theme: Throwing a baseball with the correct hand becomes a stand-in for embracing the next generation and burgeoning Arab-American identities.
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Setting: Suburban baseball fields