2026 Flyover Film Festival
Pinball + Q&A
Directed by Naveen Chaubal

$15 / $10 Speed and LFS members

In a contemplative coming of age portrait, Pinball follows Yosef, a spirited athlete, in Louisville, Kentucky as he dives into the memories of his journey from Iraq to America and what it means to chase his dreams in the shadow of a war that displaced his family from their Iraqi homeland.

At first glance, Yosef is a typical American teenager. He’s unsure if college is the right path, works a restaurant job to help his family, and he carries the quiet, persistent hope that his life might hold something larger. However, he was born in Baghdad and fled with his family to Egypt after the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2004. He was four years old. Of all places, they received asylum in Louisville, Kentucky. Now, as his younger sister Azraa travels to Egypt, Yosef finds himself unsettled. Her journey reopens questions he has long kept at bay: Where does he belong? What does it mean to build a future in a place shaped by the same forces that displaced his family? Is the life he is living truly his own – or simply the safest one available? The film world premiered at True/False Film Festival. 2026, U.S., DCP, 83 minutes. Recommended for 13+.

Includes a post-screening Q&A with Director Naveen Chaubal.

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