We Clap for Airballs

We Clap for Airballs

12 min · Documentary

A film about a Queer / Trans / BIPOC pickup basketball group in Chicago that has changed numerous lives. The film follows the founding members of SWISH form the on-set of the group to where it is today. We Clap for Airballs is about community and love and what that can mean to a marginalized group.

Directed by Sai Selvarajan · Written by Sai Selvarajan

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