Hashim Khan Documentary To Be Screened In NY Tonight
18 May 2011The
CityView Racquet Club will host a private screening of the acclaimed
documentary film about squash legend Hashim Khan on Wednesday, May 18th
at 7:30pm. Tickets are $12.
From The Producers:
EVENT: Documentary Screening - Keep Eye on Ball: The Hashim Khan Story (Cash Bar and cocktails while viewing on plush baguettes with NYC skyline in background.)
Event dates and times: Wednesday, May 18th at 7:30PM (Screening followed be a brief Q&A by the filmmakers).
Tickets are $12
718.389.6252
www.SquashFilms.com
www.cityviewracquet.com
CityView Racquet Club, 43-34 32nd Place, Penthouse (between Skillman Ave. and Queens Blvd.) [ map ] Long Island City, New York 11101
Subway:
Take the 7 Local Train to 33rd
Street/Rawson (one stop past Queensboro Plaza). Walk down to the street
level and cross Queens Blvd. Walk back to 32 Place and make a right
onto 32nd Place and you will see the CityView canopy on your left.
Note: You can take the W or N Train
to Queensboro Plaza and switch (immediately across the platform to the
7 Local Train). Take 7 Local train one stop to 33rd Street/Rawson. Walk
down to the street level and cross Queens Blvd. CityView is on 32nd
Place between Queens Blvd. and Skillman Avenue.
KEEP EYE ON BALL: The Hashim Khan Story
How one man broke through squash’s elite world and put Pakistan on the map.
Keep Eye on Ball: The Hashim Khan
Story traces the extraordinary life of Pakistan’s first national
hero, the father of modern squash and a proud Pashtun. In 1951, four
years after the partition of India and Pakistan, 37-year-old Hashim was
permitted to enter the British Open. Virtually unknown at the time, he
upended the elite squash world by winning the first of his seven
British Open titles. He went on to create the “Khan
Dynasty” — teaching his brother, cousins and sons the game,
and turning them all into champions.
Hashim started out as a ball boy at
the open-roofed courts of the Peshawar British Officers’
Club. A bare-footed Hashim spent hours perfecting the skills that
would carry him to international fame, granting him entry into the most
exclusive private clubs in England and the United States.
Keep Eye on Ball is more than the
remarkable story of this squash legend. It goes beyond the four walls
of the squash court, tracing Hashim’s story from a turbulent
moment in the history of three nations — England, India and
Pakistan — to his life as a Muslim in post-9/11 America. The
documentary includes rare footage of the Khyber Pass and the remote
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan.
Awards and Film Festivals
· WINNER Audience Choice Award DocuWest Film Festival
· Official Selection Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
· Official Selection Williamstown Film Festival
· Official Selection Hamilton International Film Festival
· Official Selection Virginia Film Festival
Quotes
“The greatest athlete for his
age the world has ever seen may well be Hashim Khan, the Pakistani
squash player.” Herbert Warren Wind – The New Yorker
"Squash Wizard" - NY Times
“This documentary is not just
a story of a squash player but of a remarkable man and a new country
trying to find its identity. It is an incredible journey . . . the film
was so inspiring I wanted to see it again immediately!” –
Peter Nicol, world #1, 1999-2004
Website: www.squashfilms.com
Contacts:
Josh Easdon – Director / Producer – josh@squashfilms.com, 917.584.5929
Josh is a documentary filmmaker and
squash teaching professional who brought his passion for squash and
filmmaking to this project. Josh’s most recent film, Inside
Dyslexia, has been acclaimed for its unique perspective on the lives of
three learning disabled youngsters. Josh received a BA from Vassar
College, where he was an All-America squash player, and a Masters in
Media Studies from The New School.
Beth Rasin –Producer
Beth’s multifaceted
professional background as a journalist, attorney and sports marketing,
media and management professional has been fully utilized in the making
of “Keep Eye on Ball.” Her sports marketing and
management experience includes serving as the Associate Director of the
Tournament of Champions, the largest professional squash event in North
America; Director of Marketing & External Affairs for the Giants
Stadium venue of 1999 Women’s World Cup Soccer; Press Officer for
the US Olympic Committee, Manager of the US Women’s National
Squash Team for 10 years and currently the Executive Director of
PowerPlay NYC, Inc., a nonprofit providing sports and life skills
training for girls in underserved communities. “Keep Eye on
Ball” captures Beth’s belief that sport has the power to
help us find common ground as human beings. Beth is also an attorney
who has specialized in corporate and business law in New York
City. She has a BA from the University of Virginia and a JD from
Boston University School of Law.