From a basketball academy in West Africa to the high-pressure world of American prep schools, ELEVATE documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African teenagers with big hearts, open minds, and NBA dreams.
Directed by Anne Buford
Produced by Chiemi Karasawa, Mark Becker and Anne Buford
Co-editor with Richard Hankin and Mark Becker
SXSW Film Festival 2011
Los Angeles Film Festival 2011
Dallas International Film Festival 2011 – Best Documentary Feature