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A Sports Film Weekend Arrives in South Bend

A classic basketball film joins the programme.

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Culture news editorial illustration for South Bend’s Sports Film Festival Puts Athletes on Screen

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Source: Dynasty Sports Film Festival; Visit South Bend Mishawaka, 2026-10-24.

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Read and understand · 1/2Which combination describes the programme?

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Screenings and conversations. The opening paragraph lists the combination.

Clue: The Dynasty Sports Film Festival is taking place in South Bend this weekend, according to its programme and local tourism organisers. Events combine screenings and conversations.

Read and understand · 2/2What does the Hoosiers presentation mark?

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The film’s fortieth anniversary. Fortieth-anniversary describes the presentation.

Clue: October 24 includes a planned fortieth-anniversary presentation of Hoosiers. The festival programme also includes documentaries about sporting lives.

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A festival can revisit an older film while offering new conversations about it.

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