Sometime ago I posted about the movie Mystic Ball and the sport of Chinlone. Chinlone is a traditional, non-competitive Burmese sport where players in a circle pass a cane ball around using elaborate kicks. 'Elaborate kicks' is really an understatement, though. What some of these men and women can do with that little ball is simply amazing.

The DVD of Mystic Ball is also now available for purchase through the website.

I had the good fortune after writing that blog post to actually see the movie Mystic Ball at the International Film Festival here in Portland. Greg Hamilton is not a professional film maker, but his clear earnestness and passion for Chinlone and Burma make the movie an engaging watch. It's also a unique opportunity to watch some great footage of the sport being played, and to see into the lives of the ordinary Burmese people who are keeping the tradition alive.