
The best 7 year old golfers from around the world descend on the world famous Pinehurst Golf course in North Carolina to determine the next world champion and who might become golf's next phenomenon. Most of these young prodigies have been holding clubs since before they could walk and are better by the time they are six than most people will be in their lifetime. This is the breeding ground for the PGA and the stakes are huge. The short game follows 9 young golfers vying for... (Full plot summary below)
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The best 7 year old golfers from around the world descend on the world famous Pinehurst Golf course in North Carolina to determine the next world champion and who might become golf's next phenomenon. Most of these young prodigies have been holding clubs since before they could walk and are better by the time they are six than most people will be in their lifetime. This is the breeding ground for the PGA and the stakes are huge. The short game follows 9 young golfers vying for the title of 'world champion'.
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| USA TodayScott BowlesInspired and inspiring, this documentary about 7- and 8-year-olds competing for the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship is too fawning to be consistently gifted, but it manages to be occasionally, perhaps accidentally, profound. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohWonderfully entertaining, technically perfect documentary about kids gone wild on the green. |
| Village VoiceDaphne HowlandThe film works not just because it makes golf enjoyable to watch, but also because, by the end, you get to know these kids. It would be nice to see how they're doing in seven years. |
| Austin ChronicleJoe O'ConnellWhile a cast of characters this large could easily hinder a doc's focus, it works perfectly in The Short Game to give both a global view and to show how sports can be a Zen-like calling at any age. |
| The Patriot LedgerAl AlexanderDepending on your tolerance for cute kids saying the darndest things, you'll either want to tee up or get teed off at 'The Short Game.' |
| Moveable FestStephen SaitoThere's no need to highlight the maturity level of the kids involved when they do it for themselves through the interviews Greenbaum collects and the array of wonderful, small moments that he captures. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanYou don't need to like golf to like -- perhaps even to love -- The Short Game. |
| Boston GlobeMichael WhitmerWhat Greenbaum captures is compelling, and occasionally uncomfortable to watch. Sports in their purest form are played by children, who are — most of the time — much too young to be tarnished by professional-level jealousy, scandal, sacrifice, and unfair expectations. |
| Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonGreenbaum shoots the game play especially well, employing dynamic camera work and kinetic editing to convey the drama of what non-fans might consider a static sport. |
| New York TimesNicolas Rapold[Mr. Greenbaum] is observant of tears and laughter alike, but he might have made fewer sacrifices in the name of a tidy package. |