In 1918, when the wheat-farming townspeople of Waterville, Washington, welcome home their first wounded son from World War I, they're struck by war's harsh reality. As bigotry and hatred toward two German orphans divide the close-knit community, new schoolteacher Martin rolls into town with some strange ideas and an even stranger leather ball, striving to bring harmony to the town before it tears itself apart.
Acting
Peter Coyote's gentle unhinged energy carries the whole damn thing.
Production
Pacific Northwest wheat fields as character—gorgeous, golden, doomed.
Writing
Basketball rules explained like sacred scripture. It works somehow.
Director
Rich Cowan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed entirely in Spokane, Washington, using actual 1918 wheat-farming equipment sourced from local collectors.
The real 'basket ball' rules shown are pre-dribbling era—players couldn't move with the ball, making the film's chaotic passing sequences historically accurate.
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