Finding Big Country
| Finding Big Country | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kathleen Jayme |
| Written by | Kathleen Jayme |
| Produced by | Michael Grand |
| Starring | Bryant Reeves |
| Cinematography | Mike Dinsmore |
| Edited by | Greg Ng |
Release date |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Finding Big Country is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kathleen Jayme and released in 2018.[1] The film documents her attempts to trace the whereabouts of former Vancouver Grizzlies player Bryant "Big Country" Reeves several years after his 2001 retirement from basketball.[2]
The film had its theatrical premiere at the
The film won five Leo Awards in 2019, for Best Short Documentary, Best Direction in a Short Documentary (Jayme), Best Screenwriting in a Short Documentary (Jayme), Best Picture Editing in a Short Documentary (Greg Ng) and Best Sound in a Short Documentary (Gregor Phillips).
Jayme subsequently made several further short documentary films about basketball, including We the West (2019)[7] and Born Identities (2021),[8] before releasing the full-length documentary film The Grizzlie Truth, an exploration of the Vancouver Grizzlies' overall failure, in 2022.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Dana Gee, "Finding Big Country documentary answers the whatever happened to question". Vancouver Sun, December 4, 2018.
- ^ Isaiah De Los Santos, "‘Finding Big Country’: A story of basketball, fandom and heroes". Slam, January 10, 2019.
- ^ Vincent Plana, "10 must-see BC films at the Vancouver International Film Festival". Daily Hive, September 11, 2018.
- ^ Adrian Mack, "Finding Big Country is the People’s Choice as VIFF closes with awards ceremony". The Georgia Straight, October 12, 2018.
- ^ Rob Williams, "Vancouver filmmaker is taking 'Finding Big Country' to Oklahoma". Daily Hive, October 27, 2018.
- ^ Rouven Linnarz, "Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival Announces 2018 Awards". Asian Movie Pulse, November 21, 2018.
- ^ Rob Williams, "Finding Big Country filmmaker releases new Vancouver Grizzlies documentary". Daily Hive, October 15, 2019.
- ^ "NBA Films for Fans created with OLG: 'Born Identities' by Kathleen S. Jayme". The Sporting News, September 14, 2021.
- ^ Rob Williams, "Stu Jackson speaks about Vancouver Grizzlies in new documentary". Daily Hive, September 9, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Finding Big Country at IMDb
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