Logline:

PLAYING THROUGH follows Carlos Rodriguez – a Vietnam veteran, renowned martial artist, and eccentric golf teacher – as he trains for his first PGA event in decades. Late in his remarkable saga, Carlos has fostered an unexpected community of golfers at the Veterans Center in Los Angeles. As he faces his athletic mortality, Carlos is forced to come to grips on what really matters in life.

Synopsis:

PLAYING THROUGH follows Carlos – a Vietnam veteran, renowned martial artist, and unexpected golf teacher – as he trains for his first PGA event in decades.

Born in Puerto Rico, Carlos has defied expectations at every turn while transforming his trauma into a force for healing. A ninth-degree Aikido master, ballet dancer, and marathon runner, Carlos, 75, teaches seven days a week at Heroes Golf Club at the Brentwood Veterans Center in Los Angeles – a little-known par-3 course – brightening the days, and often lives, of outcasts, veterans, child prodigies and Hollywood elites alike.

Carlos’ extraordinary life proves that anyone can not just overcome, but master, anything – and do so with empathy, authenticity, and harmony. This film captures the world of Carlos Rodriguez, as he puts his mind and body through its most rigorous test in years, while inspiring his fellow veterans along the way.