A documentary that chronicles the extraordinary odyssey of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the very top of the basketball world.
O documentário apresenta a realidade dentro da maior fábrica de bandeiras americanas e mastros do país, onde refugiados e imigrantes que arriscaram tudo para estar nos EUA costuram e bordam cinco milhões de bandeiras ao ano ao lado de seus colegas do Meio-Oeste americano.
Depois de emigrar da Nigéria para a Grécia, Vera e Charles Antetokounmpo lutaram para sobreviver e sustentar seus cinco filhos, vivendo sob a ameaça diária de deportação. Desesperados para obter a cidadania grega, eram prejudicados por um sistema que os impedia a cada tentativa, mas a visão, a determinação e a fé da família tiraram seus membros do anonimato para dar início às carreiras de três campeões da NBA.
HOOPS AFRICA: UBUNTU MATTERS is a collection of stories that celebrates the past, present, and future of basketball in Africa, spotlighting the sport's impact on society and its development on the continent. From the dreams of a young Zimbabwean player to honoring the NBA legends who paved the way before him, this film journeys through the growth of the game in Africa. Centering on basketball nonprofit Hoops 4 Hope in South Africa and Zimbabwe, this documentary uncovers the role the African philosophy of Ubuntu played in the Boston Celtics' 2008 NBA Championship season and also documents the historic 2015 NBA Africa Game. Featuring Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Adam Silver, Luol Deng, Luc Mbah a Moute, Chris Paul, Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce, and many more NBA greats, this documentary shows us all why #UbuntuMatters.
In Greece to scatter his father's ashes, Isaac hears of a curse that hangs over the head of his family. Dismissing the idea, his trip begins to unveil dark truths that forced his father to flee years ago.
