“Goalkeeper: A Meditation on the Last Line of Defense” 🧤🎞️ A whereisfootball short film directed by Zito Madu (zeets7). The legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel once said that he never made a mistake in his life. The statement might seem delusional but it was a testament to the mentality that a great goalkeeper has to have. They need short memories and to be able to move on quickly from mistakes, because a goalkeeper’s mistake often means a goal for the opposing team. And though many people won’t remember the heroics of the goalkeeper, everyone remembers when they fail.  Director Zito Madu (Zeets7) and whereisfootball traveled with Ben Hooper and the bumpypitch team to the TST tournament (tst7v7) in Cary, North Carolina, and over the span of several days, we filmed only the goalkeepers. We captured the range of stillness and chaos that defines the position. The brilliant saves and the moments of despair. The moments when teammates acknowledge the goalkeeper as their savior, and wh...