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Title: It’s Our Ball
Runtime: 11 min
Country: USA
Director: David Morrison
Placement: Best Documentary Short + Best Cinematography (David Morrison)
Competition: December, 2025
Synopsis: It’s Our Ball follows a league of senior women who gather weekly to play basketball in Pasadena, California. Judy, Louise, Sue, and Johanna come from diverse backgrounds and are drawn to the game for different reasons—but on the court, they find a shared transcendence.
Their stories echo those of a broader community often overlooked by society and its narrow expectations. Through their love of the game, they reclaim confidence, purpose, and joy that ripple far beyond the gym.
On their court, age becomes timeless, gender is an asset, and the unseen becomes visible. Change happens not all at once, but over time—and the greatest shift is self-acceptance. Because sometimes, your fiercest opponent is the one within.