Finding the Zone
This edifying piece of Americana involves a teenager who dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. His family's midwestern farm may not be the ideal environment for such an ambitious goal, but he does learn certain values here and people who love him are behind him all the way. He's a bit awkward, and his full potential is unclear, but he has talent.
What he needs the most now is to believe.
This idea of knowing you can do it, and that you deserve to make it, is a central part of the story. Director Elan Milkes plays with these elements of character through mystical interludes that bring cosmic importance to the action on the ground. It is as if he is suggesting you need to be in harmony with the universe to reach your full potential and find your purpose in life. But how do you know when you're in sync with something so much more vast than yourself? The dramatic question in Finding the Zone is whether professional baseball is, in fact, the young man's calling.
You can watch the trailer here: Finding the Zone
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