'The Phenom' Explores the Dark Effects of Nightmare Sports Parents

A Major League rookie pitcher loses control over his pitching and is sent down to the minor leagues, where he begins sessions with an unorthodox sports psychologist. In the process, hidden conflicts with his overbearing father are brought to light. Director Noah Buschel's latest film, The Phenom, tells the story of a major league rookie pitcher, played by Johnny Simmons (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, The Perks of Being a Wallflower) who loses sight of home-plate and starts throwing wild, before b...