CONTENT ADVISORY
Racist language and situations; depictions of guns and gunfire, war and conflict
USA202498 minEnglish, KhmerToronto PremiereAvailable Online, Documentary, Family-friendly, First Feature
At the heart of this captivating coming-of-age sports film is Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball marvel whose high school career we follow. Hailing from a lower-class immigrant family that sought safety in the U.S. after the Khmer Rouge came to power, Chea is given the opportunity to attend a private school and thus pursue a coveted college basketball career. While her parents work vigorously at their doughnut store and can’t attend her games, Chea bonds with her Japanese American coach, who helps her with doctor's appointments and even attaining her driver’s licence.
Chea must now overcome a serious knee injury and rebuild her sense of self-worth, all in time to impress recruiting college coaches at her upcoming major tournaments. Being highly competitive, she struggles to lead her team to victory and overcome obvious class and racial differences, all while also being a super moody teenager and growing apart from her parents.
– Arisa Chirawu
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, 2024 CAAMFest San Francisco, 2024 Shanghai International Film Festival, 2024
AWARDS
Best Documentary Feature, Austin Asian American Film Festival, 2024
Erica Tanamachi
Erica Tanamachi has an MFA in cinema from San Francisco State University. Her most recent film Winn (2022) won a Reel South Shorts Award and received a distribution deal with PBS. Home Court is her first feature-length film.
17 Nov, 2024 10:00 am
TIFF Lightbox C4PG
CONTENT ADVISORY
Racist language and situations; depictions of guns and gunfire, war and conflict
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This film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated). Wheelchair spaces and step-free seating is available for this screening – click below to book accessible seats.
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This film is scheduled to be presented fully captioned (all dialogue subtitled + sound cues indicated). Wheelchair spaces and step-free seating is available for this screening – click below to book accessible seats.
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