Film:
Hawaii Premiere: Elevate
Showtimes:
Thursday Mar 01 01:00 PM
Thursday Mar 01 07:30 PM
Location:
Doris Duke Theatre
About the Film:
Director: Anne Buford
USA, 2011, 81 mins.
Filmed over four years, Elevate documents the extraordinary journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenagers from dilapidated cement courts in Senegal to upscale American prep schools. Recruited for their physical and academic skills, they accept basketball scholarships to U.S. schools—and face the challenges of alienation, American-style basketball, and a new languange and culture rife with African stereotypes. But with courage, humor, and remarkable resilience, they pursue their dreams to obtain an education and a shot at the NBA. Official Selection: SXSW Film Festival.
Preceded by
Hawaii Premiere
The Encounter
Directed by Angela Matemotja
USA, 2011, 20 mins.
A young white woman gets stuck in an elevator with an older African man. Though the residue of apartheid remains, does he hold the key to her finding inner peace?
