Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play (2015)
76 min
From Brazilian favelas to dusty Congolese villages, from a neolithic Scottish island and Mayan royal courts to modern English soccer pitches, “Bounce” explores the little-known origins of our favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simple invention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on our passions, our gaming consoles, our money, and our lives. Equal parts science, history and visual essay, “Bounce” removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today's sports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaim our universal connection to the ball games we love.
- Release date
- March 14, 2015
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Congo - Kinshasa, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico
- Music
- Nathan Halpern, Garth Neustadter
Cast
- Manuel Aguilar-Moreno as Self
- Magnus Baillie as Self
- Marc Bekoff as Self
- Gordon Burghardt
- Tom Chatfield as Self
- Thorfinn Craigie as Self
- Zé da Bola as Self
- George Drever as Self
- John Fox as Self
- Emilie Genty as Self
Crew
- Jerome Thelia · Director
- Anne Carkeet · Producer
- John Fox · Producer
- David McLain · Producer
- Phil Mershon · Producer
- Nathan Halpern · Composer
- Garth Neustadter · Composer
- Daniel Katz · Cinematographer
- David McLain · Cinematographer
- Trevor Tweeten · Cinematographer
- Andrew Napier · Editor
- Greg Wright · Editor