Quietly moving and deeply personal, Pinball finds an unexpected coming-of-age story in the complicated experience of growing up between cultures.

Uprooted from Iraq as a child and raised in Kentucky,19-year-old Yosef confronts the aches of cultural dissonance in his search for home. Alongside his sister Azraa, Yosef reckons with the legacy of displacement as he navigates family expectations and financial pressures. "Pinball" is a resonant and evocative coming-of-age portrait that lays bare the vulnerability of developing a sense of belonging within a diaspora. -AT

Director bio:

Naveen’s feature debut, "Pinball" premiered at True/False. It was named Top 5 of the Fest by Collider and described as “of genuine artistic poise” in the WSJ. He is a fellow of BAVC Media Maker, Firelight Doc Lab, and Film Independent's Project: Involve. Naveen co-founded Hyphen Film Center in Louisville dedicated to the intimacy of the microcinema and its ability to foster community and conversation.