The Davao Aguilas Football Club is inviting its Davaoeno fans to the special screenings of the documentary “Journeyman Finds Home: The Simone Rota Story” on July 10, 4 pm at SM Lanang in Davao City, and on July 11, 4 pm, at Citymall in Tagum City.
Admission to these screenings is free.
The events are made possible through the partnership of DAFC, SPEARS Films, the Davao Football Association and the North Davao Regional Football Association Inc.
Viewers will have a chance to meet DAFC players, led by Phil Younghusband, James Younghusband and Rota at the fan sessions after the screenings.
As an added treat, attendees will also be given invites to the Davao Aguilas FC match versus Bacolod Ceres FC on July 14 at the Tagum Sports Center.
“I am looking forward to the screening and meeting the fans in Davao,” said James Younghusband.
On the efforts that the team is putting into the Philippines Football League matches, James Younghusband had this to say: “We, Davao Aguilas FC, are starting to find our rhythm and our potential now going into our last round of games.”
The film “Journeyman Finds Home: The Simone Rota Story” reveals the search of Filipino-Italian footballer Rota to find his roots. He was abandoned as a baby and adopted by an Italian couple. He grew up in Italy and learned to play football.
After stints in European clubs, Rota journeyed to the Philippines to search for his biological mother and try his luck with the Azkals.
In spite of physical, cultural and personal difficulties, Rota achieved a success that displayed his good heart and tenacity of spirit.
Directed by Albert Almendralejo and Maricel Cariaga, “Journeyman…” has won numerous recognitions, including the Documentary Jury Prize at the 2018 Sinag Maynila Film Festival where it was cited for its “rare depiction of the innate goodness in people, which comes less frequently at a time when the world is becoming more jaded and cynical.”
