BAM Education: School Audiences: Elevate

Part of BAM Education

Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:30am

Grades 7—12

Directed by Anne Buford (2011)

120min (includes post-screening discussion)

Four high school basketball players recruited from Senegal come to the US with dreams of becoming the next Kobe Bryant. They soon realize that a professional basketball career is a long shot and begin to examine where their educational opportunities can take them. Confronting disorienting cultural differences, language barriers, and the loneliness of a foreign country, the young men strive to reach their potential on and off the basketball court. Discussion with director and special guests to follow screening.