CONSULTING

Havana Curveball

Synopsis:

Mica is a classic young teen. Enthusiastic. Idealistic. Dreaming baseball. At 13, he is studying for his Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming of age rite. He takes to heart his Rabbi's requirement to help “heal the world.” Imagining himself a savior of sorts, he launches a grand plan to send baseballs to Cuba, a country with a mysterious pull. He knows only that Cubans lack resources and love baseball – and that Cuba gave his grandpa refuge during the Holocaust. On a hunch, his filmmaker parents pick up their camera. They know the U.S. Embargo with Cuba—and the complexities of growing up— will throw him a curveball.