Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo. |
Language |
In English, and French and Wolof subtitled in English. |
Performer |
Featuring: Assane Sene, Byago Diouf, Dethie Fall, Aziz, N'Diaye, Amadou Gallo Fall. |
Credits |
Camera, Daniel Vecchione ... [et al.] ; editors, Mark Becker, Chris White ; music, Shawn Lee. |
Note |
Originally produced in 2011. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; brief mild language ; some material may not be suitable for children. |
Summary |
Filmed over four years, from the dilapidated cement courts of Senegal to upscale American prep schools, documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys with NBA dreams. Recruited from the SEEDS Academy for both their physical and academic skills, Assane, Dethie, Byago and Aziz accept basketball scholarships to schools in the United States, and face the daunting challenges of alienation, a foreign language, and American-style basketball. |
Note |
Bonus feature: Teaser and filmmaker biography. |
Subject |
Basketball players -- Senegal.
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Senegalese students -- United States.
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High school athletes -- Senegal.
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SEEDS Academy.
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Scholarships -- United States.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Sports films.
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Added Author |
Buford, Anne.
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Becker, Mark.
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Lee, Shawn, 1963-
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ESPN Films (Firm)
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Variance Films.
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Sharp 7 (Firm)
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Isotope Films (Firm)
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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ISBN |
1422995275 |
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9781422995273 |
Standard No. |
767685262696 |
Music No. |
NNVG262690 New Video Group |
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