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Latin America is a large place, so when the idea was pitched, it was a daunting task to narrow it down. Directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard, with co-director and writer Charise Castro Smith, found the perfect place for this musical fantasy: Colombia.

Encanto takes place in a magical town sheltered by mountains. As she is fleeing from her home, Alma Madrigal (María Cecilia Botero) loses her husband and prays for a miracle to save her three children. The candle she was holding becomes magical and builds an “encanto” around the refugees, blasts away the invaders, and builds a sentient house for her family to live in. The candle gave magical gifts to Alma’s family for 50 years, until her granddaughter Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) mysteriously receives no gift. Mirabel starts to notice cracks forming in the house and goes on a quest to fix the magic of the candle, without...

This Is Not A Ball will premiere on June 13, one day after the World Cup kicks off in Brazil.

Videocine, an affiliate of Grupo Televisa, produced the 90-minute documentary and Vik Muniz and Juan Rendon directed.

This Is Not A Ball follows Brazilian artist and photographer Muniz as he explores the global passion for the game and creates a work of art made from 20,000 footballs.

The production took nine months and travelled across nine countries to reach locales as diverse as Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, New York, Boston, Paris, Kyoto, Burma, Nuremberg and Sialkot in Pakistan.

Interview subjects range from inhabitants of Rio’s favelas to activists who use football for social change to the astrophysicist and broadcaster Neil De Grasse Tyson.

”This Is Not A Ball is a groundbreaking story about the universal value of soccer and the true meaning of ‘the ball’ through the lens of a very talented production team and amazing partners...

[Press Release] Beverly Hills, Calif., June 3, 2014 -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: Nflx), the world's leading Internet television network will launch the film, 'This is Not a Ball,' on June 13th in the Us. Produced by Videocine, an affiliate of Grupo Televisa and directed by Academy nominee Vik Muniz and Juan Rendon, 'This is Not a Ball' follows Brazilian artist and photographer Muniz as he explores the world's passion for soccer and creates a major work of art made of 20,000 soccer balls. The production traveled through nine months and nine countries around the world, visiting cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, New York, Boston, Paris, Kyoto, Burma, Nuremberg in Germany, Sialkot in Pakistan, among others. During his travel, Muniz met with a diverse group of people to discuss their...