High production value, great story, and a memorable cast of characters. I wasn't expecting much and was pleasantly surprised with one of the most interesting sports documentaries I've seen recently. Highly recommended to everyone, including those who know nothing about foosball.

Foosballers is a gripping documentary that follows various professional foosball players as they try to win a national championship. The director Joe Heslinga melds elements of comedy, drama and suspense to tell a very human story about a lesser known sport. I highly recommend.

I was in Calgary over the weekend and saw Foosballers at the CUFF film festival. I don't really know what I was expecting, but loved to play when young so was drawn to it. I was completely blown away. The film briefly covers the history of the sport and how huge it was in the 70's and 80's prior to the Pac Man and Donkey Kong invasion. There were World Championships with $1M purses and a new Porsche to the champ. The director then dug up some old champs for some touching nostalgic perspective and connected with the latest stars of the sport to follow them leading up to the recent World Championship in Kentucky. The film transitions to the tournament with some great backstory and I was totally invested. I won't spoil anything, but will say an old champ from back in the day and a young stud brought the film to a fitting climax. I know nothing about film making...but the music, production value and fly on the wall perspective were incredible throughout. Highly recommended.