Champions

• Comedy
• Drama

A disgruntled, recently demoted basketball coach navigates a forced reckoning with his cynicism when tasked with leading a team of athletes with intellectual disabilities. This isn’t a traditional underdog sports story focused on winning, but a surprisingly tender comedy that explores the coach’s gradual, and often reluctant, transformation through authentic connection. The film finds humor not *in* the athletes, but *with* them, revealing their vibrant personalities and challenging preconceived notions about ability and worth. It delicately balances genuinely funny moments with a refreshingly honest portrayal of the challenges faced by individuals striving for independence and belonging, ultimately culminating in a feel-good experience grounded in genuine emotional resonance rather than contrived sentimentality.