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 Countryis a Canadian documentary film, directed byKathleen Jaymeand released in 2018.[1]The film documents her attempts to trace the whereabouts of formerVancouver GrizzliesplayerBryant "Big Country" Reevesseveral years after his 2001 retirement from basketball.[2]
The film had its theatrical premiere at the2018 Vancouver International Film Festival,[3]where it was the winner of the People's Choice Award and theDaily Hive#mustseeBC Award.[4]It subsequently received two special public screenings in Reeves' home state ofOklahoma[5]before returning to the film festival circuit, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film at theToronto Reel Asian International Film Festival,[6]and the awards forBest Multicultural Filmand Best Documentary POV at the 2019Yorkton Film Festival.
The film won fiveLeo Awardsin 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, includingWe the West(2019)[7]andBorn Identities(2021),[8]before releasing the full-length documentary filmThe Grizzlie Truth,an exploration of the Vancouver Grizzlies' overall failure, in 2022.[9]
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References[edit]
- ^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.
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