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So Close to the Clouds (Tan cerca de las Nubes)

  • Stray Cat Film Center 1662 Broadway Boulevard Kansas City, MO, 64108 United States (map)

dir. Manuel Cañibe

2023 // 1 hr 35 min // Digital Projection

In 1971, a group of young Mexican soccer players filled the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City with more than 110,000 spectators for the final of the Second Women's World Soccer Championship. This documentary aims to recover their exceptional but forgotten history. This free screening is provided by the Consulado de México en Kansas City (aka our neighbors 2 blocks east!)

En 1971 un grupo de jóvenes futbolistas mexicanas llenaron el Estadio Azteca de la Ciudad de México con más de 110mil espectadores para disputar la final del Segundo Campeonato Mundial de Futbol Femenil. Este documental pretende recuperar su excepcional pero olvidada historia.