Every summer, Jon (Jon Schmidt) gathers ten friends together in his adopted city of Los Angeles to play the Turkey Bowl – bringing a piece of small-town tradition to the urban sprawl – all for the beloved prize for the winning team… a turkey. Friendships flare and fade, jealousy is met with both laughter and pain, old and unrequited love threatens to remain old and unrequited, and all of these undercurrents are revealed in the unique, improvised rhythm of backyard football.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll swear they forgot cameras existed.
Acting
Cast of relative unknowns delivering uncomfortably real performances.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that mirror the chaos of actual pickup games.
Director
Kyle Smith
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