No two football games are alike
An exponent of popular culture, football has a symbolic power to mobilize the masses. Accessible to everyone, from economically developed countries to the most disadvantaged corners of the earth, this sport, known as the most democratic of them all, fulfills the idea of community, of belonging to a group with shared values. Rather than going for films that focus strictly on the athletes' evolution from amateurs to pros, I have chosen to revisit a few titles that treat football as an exponent of entertainment and cultural phenomenon. Different in style, ranging from films bordering on home video (The Second Game) to fiction works that inspire a change in social morals and values (Offside), the selected titles show us a different side of the number one sport, this contemporary religion that we all worship in stadiums or in front of the screens.
Film critic and programmer, she collaborates with various international film festivals. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Senses of Cinema, Kinoscope, Indiewire, Film Comment, Vague Visages and Desistfilm. In Spanish she has written for Caimán Cuadernos de Cine and in Romanian she collaborates with FILM magazine. Programmer and coordinator of Tenerife Shorts.
