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Ultimate Citizens

AP
  • United States
  • 2024
  • 52min
  • Documentary
  • DCP
  • color

Schedule

  • 09-12(FRI)13:00 - 13:52
    Lotte Cinema Eunpyeong 7 PE

SYNOPSIS

follows Jamshid, an Iranian who stayed in 1970s America after the Revolution, now a passionate school counselor in Seattle. On and off the field, he guides refugee and immigrant kids with humor, heart, and a Frisbee—proving that love truly wins, one connection at a time.

PROGRAM NOTE

 The documentary Ultimate Citizens follows elementary school counselor Jamshid and his ultimate frisbee team. Originally from Tehran, Jamshid settled in Seattle after studying in the U.S., where he formed a team of immigrant and refugee children and began training them.

Through practicing how to throw and catch the frisbee both on and off the field, the children come to understand, in a physical and emotional sense, what solidarity means—and experience the sense of stability that belonging to a group can bring.

Above all, as you watch the film, you may find yourself overcome with the urge to run out onto a wide-open field and toss a frisbee with friends.

— Park Ila, Programmer​

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DIRECTOR

Francine STRICKWERDA

Francine STRICKWERDA is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose works, including <Oil & Water>(2014) and <Busting Out>(2004), have aired on Showtime, PBS, and Netflix. Her films explore themes of power, trauma, and healing. Based in Seattle, she co-owns the creative agency Hullabaloo and began her career in journalism.

CREDIT

Sales
Bullfrog Films