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Northern Ballers

2020

A warm, grounded look at teenage teammates finding purpose and belonging through sport in a tough city.

Directed by: Rhys Aaron Lewis
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Andy Toukam, Benjamin Walker, Norman Francis

Overview: All Andy and Ben want to do is play basketball. When they join the under 16s league the boys and their new teammates take on opponents from around Yorkshire, and the challenges of growing up in inner city Leeds.

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Directed by: Rhys Aaron Lewis
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Andy Toukam, Benjamin Walker, Norman Francis

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
found family
identity
work
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Rhys Aaron Lewis
Starring: Andy Toukam, Benjamin Walker, Norman Francis, Loran Lewis
Cinematography: Rhys Aaron Lewis
Country: United Kingdom

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