Pickleball, a racket sport similar to tennis, has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon throughout the last couple of decades. This documentary follows professional and amateur pickleballers in Haifa from different backgrounds--Muslim, Christian and Jewish--as they discuss how they put their differences aside to come together as a community.
GOLAN BEN-CHORIN
MIKI TOMASH
Pickleball, a racket sport similar to tennis, has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon throughout the last couple of decades. This documentary follows professional and amateur pickleballers in Haifa from different backgrounds--Muslim, Christian and Jewish--as they discuss how they put their differences aside to come together as a community.
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