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El Play

El Play

By Pablo Medina

Dominican Republic 30 minutes 2008 Spanish
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Awards
  • Best Documentary Short (Winner) - 2008 Urbanworld Film Festival (New York City, United States)
Festivals
  • Cartagena Film Festival 2009 (Cartagena, Colombia)
  • Urbanworld Film Festival 2008 (New York City, United States)

Synopsis

El Play is a thirty minute documentary that tells the story of Jairo, a young aspiring baseball player from San Pedro de Macorís, a small city in The Dominican Republic famous for birthing some of the world’s most talented baseball players. The film paints a detailed portrait of Jairo and his tireless commitment to the game as he balances his hopes of signing a professional contract with the reality of its improbability. Interviewed are professional scouts, coaches, family members, a baseball historian and San Pedro-born Robinson Canó, the second baseman of the New York Yankees.

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