Q Ball

Q Ball
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 37 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2019 Film Info: Screening Format: DCP Director: Michael Tolajian Producer: Michael Tolajian, Rebekah Fergusson, Jordan deBree, Danny Barton Screenwriter: Michael Tolajian Cinematographer: James Niebuhr Editor: Mike Long

Sponsored by: Alex Lasry

 

Two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant executive-produced this inspirational look at one of California’s lesser-known basketball teams: the San Quentin Prison basketball squad. Inmates at “the Q” use the team to help them create structure and goals, and for many, it provides a key step in their path to rehabilitation. Q Ball is an emotional tale about how the horrors of mass incarceration can be ever so slightly alleviated by the emotional high of a good sports flick.

 

"Q BALL delivers a stirring and moving portrait of a program that provides inmates an opportunity to channel... energy in non-violent fashion." - Hollywood Reporter

 

"Far more than simply THE LONGEST YARD with hoops, the remarkable Q BALL serves as a potent illustration of the redemptive powers of team camaraderie." - Los Angeles Times

 

"[A] highly polished and engaging documentary..." - Variety

 

 

Community Partners: Project Return, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Clean Slate Milwaukee

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