kickin' it

Ken Coleman is a pimp host and brilliant interviewer - you probably know him as the host of the Catalyst podcast. He's doing all kinds of other cool stuff too (like interviewing Dicky V, and making videos giving away free gas & buying ALL the Christmas presents for families. More on this later probably.)

Anyway, several months ago I learned about this film because I saw the trailer on his facebook. I've been waiting to talk about it here on renown.

"Kicking It" actually was featured at the Sundance Film Festival - which surely you've heard of. It's basically THE mecca for independent film makers. super famous. 

Here's a little description:

"The film chronicles the lives of seven players taking a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to repres

ent their country while overcoming poverty and addiction. The players come from war-torn Afghanistan, the slums Mathare and Huruma in Kenya, the drug rehabiltation clinics of Dublin, the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, the public shelters of Madrid and the rural immigrants' culture in St Petersburg."

And from "Kicking It" themselves: 

There are an estimated one billion homeless people [WOW! that's crazy!] in the world. What happens when soccer and homelessness come together? Lives change.And the annual Homeless World Cup has the statistics to prove it. In 2006, 48 countries competed in the 4th annual Homeless World Cup. One year later...

92% players have a new motivation for life

73% have changed their lives for the better

93 players successfully addressed a drug or alcohol dependency

35% have secured regular employment

44% have improved their housing situation

39% chose to pursue education

72% continue to play football

I just think this is REALLY cool!

Kicking It, a feature documentary film, about the power of sports to change lives. Check it out below...