PREMIERING AT THE 2008 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
BALL DON'T LIE
Director: Brin Hill
Screenwriters: Brin Hill, Matt de la Peña
Producers: Michael Roiff, Jeffrey Smith, Based on the Book By: Matt de la Peña
Director of Photography: Matthew Jensen
Editor: Steve Pilgrim
Music Supervisor: Otaku
Cast: Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nick Cannon, Rosanna Arquette, Emilie de Ravin, Harold Perrineau, Grayson "The Professor" Boucher, Kim Hildalgo, Mykelti Williamson, Dania Ramirez, Nick Chinlund, Ricardo Chavira, Steve Harris, Melissa Leo, Robert Wisdom, James Pickens Jr., Lamman Rucker, Matthew St. Patrick, Mums de Schemer, Cress Williams, Rachel Nicks
Running Time: 102 min
Synopsis: An urban coming-of-age tale about a young streetballer who struggles with his past as he faces an uncertain future. Lead by bright newcomers Kim Hidalgo and real-life basketball player Grayson Boucher, the film sports an impressive all-star ensemble cast, including Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, Emilie de Ravin, Harold Perrineau, and Nick Cannon. The film follows Sticky (Boucher), a skinny high school junior who has enormous basketball talent but also the burden of emotional scarring from an early tragedy, a callous foster care system, and obsessive-compulsive disorder that vanishes only when he's on the court. The story plays out over course of one day, as Sticky plays ball at Lincoln Rec, the legendary Venice Beach court where he is the only white guy. It's a volatile place filled with shattered dreams and where fisticuffs are the norm. That night, Sticky plans to meet up with his girlfriend, Anh-thu (Hidalgo), for her birthday. With little money in his pocket, he stresses out over buying her a present that will impress and makes a choice that could have a lasting impact on the rest of their lives. Based on the popular novel of the same name by Matt de la Peña (who cowrote the screenplay with Director Brin Hill), Ball Don't Lie is a unique, authentic basketball film. Hill brilliantly weaves the narrative through a series of flashbacks that reveal the many layers of Sticky's troubled childhood. In the end, it's is his love of basketball, his amazing hoops skills, and his unlikely mentors that help him overcome his lifelong sense of isolation. With the ball in his hands, Sticky transcends his limitations.
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