There’s no greater high or lower low than when it comes to being a sports fan. And only a sports fan would understand. How a win or loss can affect your entire outlook on a given day. How special it is to fell like you’re a part of something that’s bigger than you.
In the new sports documentary Maybe Next Year, one of those battered fanbases, the Philadelphia Eagles, is spotlighted. For anyone that knows football, you’ve heard about Eagles fans. How they’re crazy, obnoxious and nasty. After all, this is the fanbase known for throwing snowballs at Santa Claus and having a jail underneath their stadium.
But they’re just like every other fanbase that has yearned for their team to win it all. For most, they never quite reach the peak of sports fandom in winning a championship. Some of us have been waiting our entire lives for that one shining moment. And despite how much disappointment your favorite team can bring you, you keep coming back for more.
You keep thinking, hey, maybe this is finally the year.
Maybe Next Year isn’t a film about the Eagles winning the Super Bowl. It’s about spotlighting the passionate Eagles fanbase and all of the good, bad and ugly that comes with it. And, lucky for them, they did finally reach the top.
Peek the trailer below:
Maybe Next Year is the story of the Philadelphia Eagles football team and their improbable and incredible 2017 Super Bowl-winning season – as seen from the perspective of some of their most die-hard fans. The film offers an intimate and nuanced view of the NFL’s most notorious fan base and casts a humanizing light on just what it means to be a “fan” of anything.
This film isn’t about the Super Bowl, it’s about the religion of fandom. The loyalty of Eagles fans is unlike any other in sports and their love of the team is so deeply woven into their identity, that the two become practically inseparable. Follow Shirley, Barry, Bryant and Jesse as they navigate the challenges of life with their one constant — their love of the Philadelphia Eagles and the sport of football.
Maybe Next Year is available Nov. 10 on VOD and DVD.
