Pixote’s Game (2014)

Music, Short Film

Director: Spike Lee

Writer(s): Cinqué Lee, Spike Lee

Starring: Luis Eduardo Matos, Julyane Alexsandra de Oliveira Rodrigues, Pedro Henrique Gaspar de Silva, Rodrigo Alves, Sabino Geraldo Vieera, Maria Cirene Xavier Machado, Miquel Jorge Batista Santos, Giulliano Ciarelli; Afrolata: Ronieli Barbosa da Costa, Angelo Antonio Rodrigues, Bruno Batista, Fabio Araujo Dos Santos, Wagner Costa de Lima, Clayon Evangelista, Jean Dos Santos, Ricardo da Silva Magalhães, Leonardo Alexandre da Silva; Vidigal Futbol Crew: Gutierre Sacramento, Jorge Luis de Almeida, Jansen Ribeiro Castro, Luis Claudio do Nascimento, Nicholas de Casto do Nascimento, Lucas Marinho da Silva, Gustavo da Silva, Rafael da Silva Rodrigues, Hugo dos Santos, Kaique Castro, Wendell Mendes, Gabriel Luis Fonseca, Matteus dos Santos, Romulo Cezario

Synopsis: Pixote’s Game tells the simple story of a boy from Vidigal—one of Rio’s hillside favelas, who spends a day combing the city in pursuit of the soccer ball his mother has just given him as a gift, and which has rolled down the hill and out of sight. READ REVIEW

Release Date: June 12, 2014 (USA) | Length: 5 min | Genre: Music, Sports | MPAA Rating: NR

Note: Kelly Rowland doesn’t actually appear in this video, Her song “The Game” from Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game soundtrack is used at the soundtrack. IMDB lists the title of the video as “Kelly Rowland: The Game”. Above is the title of the short film.