Ball Don't Lie
Encyclopedia
Ball Don't Lie is a feature film
directed by Brin Hill. It is an adaptation of the novel
of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña
. It stars AND1 Mixtape
team member Grayson Boucher
, a.k.a. The Professor. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
.
prodigy from Venice, California. Burdened with emotional scars from a traumatic childhood, a callous foster care
system, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
, Sticky manages to transcend his limitations whenever he has a ball in his hands.
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
directed by Brin Hill. It is an adaptation of the novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña
Matt de la Peña
Matt de la Peña is an American novelist who writes literature for young adults.-Biography:This Californian native received his BA from University of the Pacific where he attended with a basketball scholarship. He then received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University...
. It stars AND1 Mixtape
AND1 Mixtape Tour
The AND1 Live Tour, formerly known as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition presented by B-Ball and Company and the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of streetball players, along with Emcee Rell and B-Ball and Company CEO Linda Hill, travel from...
team member Grayson Boucher
Grayson Boucher
Grayson The Professor Boucher is an American Streetball player. He is most known for playing on the highly stylized, international AND1 Mixtape Tour; he has also appeared in several movies...
, a.k.a. The Professor. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
.
Plot
Ball Don't Lie plays out over one day in the life of Sticky (Boucher), a skinny high school sophomore and basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
prodigy from Venice, California. Burdened with emotional scars from a traumatic childhood, a callous foster care
Foster care
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent"....
system, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.- Signs and symptoms :The primary symptoms of OCPD...
, Sticky manages to transcend his limitations whenever he has a ball in his hands.
Featured Cast
- Grayson BoucherGrayson BoucherGrayson The Professor Boucher is an American Streetball player. He is most known for playing on the highly stylized, international AND1 Mixtape Tour; he has also appeared in several movies...
- Sticky - Kim Hidalgo - Annie
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- Francine - Chris Bridges - Julius
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- Georgia - Harold Perrineau - Jimmy
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- Rob - John Bryant Davila - Venice Hardcore Teen
- Mathew St. PatrickMathew St. PatrickMathew St. Patrick is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama television series Six Feet Under.He was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Olney High School....
- Louis Accord