True North : Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball (Feature)

Collaborators : Sidhoo, Ryan | Vercruysse, Shirley | Office national du film du Canada

Basketball -- Ontario -- Toronto.Basketball players -- Ontario -- Toronto.Child athletes -- Ontario -- Toronto.Children and Youth -- Sports, Leisure and Play.Sports and Leisure -- Ball Games.Sports and Leisure -- Competitions.Sports and Leisure -- Team Sports.Documentary films.Afficher 3 supplémentaires

On the heels of the Toronto Raptors’ historic NBA Championship and the record-setting number of Canadian draft picks, the Toronto hoop dream is more alive than ever. In this feature-length doc, director Ryan Sidhoo shines the spotlight on 12-year-old Elijah Fisher, 15-year-old Keone Davis and 18-year-old Cordell Veira as they navigate today’s youth basketball machine in pursuit of their own NBA dreams.

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