THEME EXPLORATION

high school basketball

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lenny Cooke
Lenny Cooke
2013 · Josh Safdie
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
Just Friends
Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
James Wong USA

His documentary 'Hoop Dreams' is the definitive exploration of high school basketball culture and the complex socioeconomic realities surrounding the sport.

 John Lee Hancock USA

He captured the intensity and street authenticity of basketball in films like 'He Got Game,' examining how the sport intersects with race, family, and aspiration in America.