23 minutes that'll make you cry over bocce ball. Seriously.
In the wake of devastating wildfires, a community rediscovers connection and resilience through one unlikely force: bocce ball.
Direction
Van Horn finds poetry in debris and laughter.
Cinematography
Ash-gray skies against determined faces.
Director
Jackson Van Horn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bocce's Italian immigrant roots in California communities make it a poignant symbol here—rebuilding tradition itself.
Director Van Horn is a Palisades native who lost his own childhood home in the fires; everyone on camera is his actual neighbor.
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