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"Personally, I love a sports doc that goes beyond the 'will-they-or-won't-they-win?' Non-traditional heroes facing extreme challenges, who doesn't love an underdog story? These four films show a ton of guts + heart, just like the subjects featured." —CYG


** 005: Game Theory
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* Batter up in Camden, NJ: Little League teams turn the field into a safe haven ([link removed]) in what has been dubbed "the most dangerous city in America."

* Swimming in the fast lane—in and out of the pool with the Jersey Hammerheads ([link removed]) —three young men falling on the autism spectrum train for fierce competition with the support of their families and team.

* Forget the World Cup. ([link removed]) Behind the 2022 games in Qatar, a team of migrant workers compete in their own version of the game they love as a temporary escape from the realities they face in their labor camps.

* What would you do to do what you love? Catapulted into the spotlight as the number one female squash player in Pakistan, Maria Toorpakai faced death threats from the Taliban in a life where "playing sports is an extreme act." ([link removed])

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