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How We Roll
In the Chicago suburbs, a community of passionate folks find connection and escape on the gravel courts of a local bocce league.
About the Film
How We Roll takes viewers inside the Elmwood Park Bocce League, a community-run gathering place in the Chicago suburbs where neighbors of all ages come together through a shared love of the game. Centered on devoted players and league president Mike Ciancio, the film celebrates the people who keep local traditions alive and the connections they inspire.
- DOCUMENTARY
- SHORT DOCUMENTARY
- SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
- COMMUNITY
- HUMAN INTEREST
- BOCCE
- BOCCE BALL
- ITALIAN AMERICAN
- COMMUNITY SPORTS
- LOCAL SPORTS
- CHICAGO
- ILLINOIS
- FRIENDSHIP
- Director
- Anthony Ciancio
- Producers
- Anthony Ciancio
- Editor
- Nick Morgan
Festivals & Awards
- Oak Park Film Festival, September 2025, Best Documentary
- Big Shoulders Film Fest, February 2026, Best Documentary
- DePaul University Premiere Film Showcase, June 2026, Best Documentary
- Midwest Film Fest, July 2026, Selection
- Short. Sweet. Film Fest., March 2026, Selection
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The Filmmakers
Anthony Ciancio is a Chicago-based filmmaker, former electronic futures trader, and recent graduate of DePaul University's MFA program in Film and Television Directing. His short documentary Roger J. Carter: Unapologetic received the Jury Award at DePaul's Premiere Film Festival in 2022 and reflects his interest in character-driven storytelling. His latest documentary, How We Roll, is currently on the festival circuit, and his next short doc, Meet The Pigs, is in post-production alongside several narrative short projects. He is drawn to genre-bending work that reflects the chaos and contradictions of the modern world, and ultimately aims to write and direct narrative features while continuing to explore documentary. Outside of independent filmmaking, Anthony works as a freelance videographer and photographer; his closest collaborator is his wife, Lauren, whose weekly podcast he also directs.
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