KNUCKLEBALL! Is the story of a few good men, a handful of pitchers in the entire history of baseball, forced to resort to the lowest rung on the credibility ladder in their sport: throwing a ball so slow and unpredictable that no one wants anything to do with it.
The film follows Major League Baseball’s only Knuckleballer’s in 2011, Tim Wakefield and R.A. Dickey, as they pursue a mercurial art form in a world that values speed, accuracy and numerical accountability.
With extraordinary access from the players and Major League Baseball, the film follows their personal quests with behind the scene moments at the ballpark, on the road and with their families at home.
Acclaimed documentarians Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (The Devil Came on Horseback, TFF 2007; Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, TFF 2010) deconstruct the unpredictable and erratic pitching style known as the knuckleball in this highly entertaining and enlightening sports doc.
Guest speaker will be co-director, Annie Sundberg.
