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This beautiful documentary is one-part inspiring sports movie and one-part spiritual quest as Greg Hamilton explores the physical art and challenge of Chinlone. We follow Greg from his home in Toronto into the ancient and little-known culture of Myanmar to learn more about this strange sport. But Chinlone is more than just a sport, it is also a kind of dance and a meditation. Though it is very much a team sport, there is no competition, no winners and no losers. The engaging ball game is astoundingly difficult, yet is played by almost all Burmese, from young children to people in their eighties. With single minded devotion, Greg
This beautiful documentary is one-part inspiring sports movie and one-part spiritual quest as Greg Hamilton explores the physical art and challenge of Chinlone. We follow Greg from his home in Toronto into the ancient and little-known culture of Myanmar to learn more about this strange sport. But Chinlone is more than just a sport, it is also a kind of dance and a meditation. Though it is very much a team sport, there is no competition, no winners and no losers. The engaging ball game is astoundingly difficult, yet is played by almost all Burmese, from young children to people in their eighties. With single minded devotion, Greg pursues his dream of becoming a real Chinlone player. After many years of playing alone, he arrives in Myanmar where his first awkward attempts are met with laughter. But eventually he becomes the first foreigner to play at the highest level of the game. In this story of self discovery and struggle, Greg finds a sense of oneness and even family, and the Burmese players who embrace him find an ambassador for their unknown art. As Greg is drawn into this ancient sport, he begins to find answers to questions he didn’t know he had about our oneness, our purpose here, about love, family and community. Eight years in the making, Mystic Ball will engage you in a beautiful story about the happiness and fulfillment that comes from following one's passion.
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Tags: Documentary (1), Art (1), Sport (1), Buddhism (1), Perseverance (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Focus (1), Sharing (1), Cooperation (1), Connection (1), Achievement (1), Coopetition (1), SCC (1), True Films 200 (1)
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