FILMS

Childhood friends from summer camp set out to make a movie about Jewish baseball players, never dreaming it would turn into a run for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Pittsburgh’s own MLB.com reporter, Jonathan Mayo, and his filmmaker friends travel to Israel with the makeshift team on an emotional journey that connects many of the players to their heritage for the first time. (Adult content: language)

“Heading Home is a grand slam even if you don’t know a home run from an infield fly because of the team’s people and how they come together.” –Michael Jacobs, Atlanta Jewish Times