One of the most powerful short soccer films we’ve ever come across, Ana’s Playground screened at our very first K+S film festival.

Timeless and poignant, Ana’s Playground is the story of a rag-tag group of children playing soccer in the streets of in an unidentified, war-torn country. When their ball flies into the compound of a bombed-out apartment building, the protagonist, Ana, is forced into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with a sniper.

18 minutes | 2009

Directed by Eric B. Howell

The K+S Collection

Playing for Peace

Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva was plagued by a 40-year championship drought when new owner Alona Barkat arrived with a vision of tolerance and acceptance.

Messi & Me

Matt Eliason scored an amazing goal while playing in an exhibition with Lionel Messi. This is the story of what happened next.

The Anderson Monarchs

Can soccer bring an all-girls soccer team in an at-risk Philadelphia neighborhood to a place they only ever dreamed of?

Football for Better or for Worse

Led by Brazilian star Marta, a Swedish club fights every day to lift the women’s game. Can they ever win?

Soka Afrika

The good, the bad, and the ugly of soccer immigration from Africa to Europe, as seen through the journeys of two young players.

After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United

Amid the centuries-old strife that tears the Middle East asunder, can soccer provide a unique ray of hope?

Full Screening Room Library

Ana's Playground

A terrifying cat-and-mouse game between a young girl trying to retrieve her soccer ball and a sniper in a window.

The Ronaldo-over

After the Ronaldo bust fiasco, can the sculptor make things right?

The Football Ceremony

A celebration of the grace, the conflict, and the social compact found only in a pickup soccer game in South America.

L'Equip Petit

The uplifting story of a youth team that never wins, never scores goals, and never gives up. “We don’t care if we don’t score because we have fun!”

The Holy Game

Every year, the seminarians in the Vatican compete in a World Cup-style soccer tournament called the Clericus Cup.

I Am Soccer Girl

“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”

Sunday League

“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”

People's Passion

How fan ownership saved Colombian club América de Cali, then built it back into a powerhouse.

The Cougars

When a small Northern Irish club spent the summer in America playing as the Detroit Cougars.

Pass the Ball

How a 15-year-old kid from Michigan started a charity and hand-delivers soccer balls to Mozambique.