The Language of Ball
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2017
United States
9 mins
English, Spanish
Short Film Competition
| Ramón Rodríguez | |
| Karina Silva | |
| Eshan Bay, Justin Ahedo |
A young Yemeni basketball lover is too shy to join a game in his new home of New York City – until a friendly local shows him how it’s done.

About the Director
Ramón Rodríguez is an actor, writer, director and activist who is known for his roles in such films as Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, The Taking of Pelham 123, Battle: Los Angeles, Megan Leavey and Need For Speed. In television, he worked on HBO’s The Wire, Marvel’s Netflix series Iron Fist and The Defenders, Fox’s one hour drama Gang Related and will be seen this Summer on Showtime’s The Affair. He is currently filming Disney’s The One And Only Ivan.
