Behind the Film
The Name
Rocketball
Many years ago, introducing racquetball to a young boy from the neighbourhood while attending UMass Boston, the boy loved the game — but mispronounced it as "rocketball." That stuck. Forty years later, that incident became a scene in Act I.
The racquetball itself is the film's central visual motif. The movie opens with a ball rolling across a court floor and closes with the same ball, handed to the leader after the protagonist completes her hero's journey. It meanders until it accelerates into the camera lens. Symmetry embedded throughout.
Core beliefs: Inclusion · Restorative Justice · Sport as a Mind-Focusing Skill
Official Theatrical Poster · 2025
