Who knew that one of the most important figures in U.S. history had a seriously mean backhand on the basketball court? Glenn Kaino ’s documentary Hoops, Hopes & Dreams follows the untold story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who, alongside a team of sharp civil rights activists, hit the basketball court to rally the community and engage members of the movement.

The documentary originally debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and subsequently won the Best Documentary Short Award at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Honorable Mention Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Through interviews with Jemele Hill, Andrew Young, and Reggie Love, and through animation to bolster the narrative, the doc short examines justice, the efficacy of President

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