War Sports w/ Renzo, Week 1 - Ice Breakers: the '72 Summit Series (2022)

Pack your bags, and make sure you dress warmly because we will be on the ice this week in both Canada and Russia. We are mixing it up here at MRAC and spending the month watching sports documentaries that include the subplot of international war politics. The title for this month is War Sports: On Invasion Games and “Politics by other means.” And as an added bonus, this month is cohosted by old friend to MRAC and brother of one of the members, Renzo. We welcome back Renzo who curated this month along with Marco. Week 1's focus is on hockey and more specifically the Cold War, sport as a reflection of ethos, fences and neighbors, sport as an expression of national greatness, and befriending your enemies. All of that jam packed into an hour and a half.We hope you enjoy. Tune in next week where we watch Diego Maradona (2019) among other things, and shift our focus to soccer (and other things).email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com