HOME COURT - Virtual screening
🎥 Directed by Erica Tanamachi
📆 Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Live via Zoom (you will need access to a browser and internet)
Join PBS Kansas for an exclusive free virtual screening of Home Court, a documentary from Independent Lens. This is a coming-of-age story of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy in Southern California whose life intensifies as recruitment heats up. As she overcomes injury as well as racial and class differences between her home and private school worlds, in peer groups, and against rival schools, Ashley strives to become her own person and leave a legacy behind.
The free event will be held via Zoom promptly at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, starting with an introduction by film and book reviewer Crystal Grey-Hewett. Following the film, Crystal will lead an interactive conversation about the film – how the film resonated with you, whether you've experienced a generational or cultural gap, and how you have overcome obstacles. In addition, PBS Kansas will premiere the airing of Home Court at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26.
It will be a great opportunity to be among the first to view this important film and meet new friends.
Steps to Join
1. Fill out the form to the right to register.
2. You will then receive a confirmation email with the link to join the event. We will also send you a reminder email with the email link.
3. Consider downloading the Zoom app to your desktop, tablet or phone for the best experience. Click here to learn more.
NOTE: You can still join the meeting without downloading the app.
You can also join without setting up your own account.
THE FILMMAKERS
Erica Tanamachi
Erica Tanamachi is an MFA Cinema graduate of San Francisco State University. Her recent film, Winn, attained a PBS distribution deal. She was creative producer for Motherload (2019), which won Best International Documentary from Hollywood North Film Awards. Erica also won Best Documentary from The Documentary Foundation for her short, Living Poets.
Jenn Lee Smith
Jenn Lee Smith is a queer filmmaker and supporter of underrepresented narrative and documentary films such as Mija (2022) and Pray Away (2021). She was a part of Re-Present Media’s Re-Take Oakland program and is the founder of Bewilder Films, a production company dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices.
Brandon Soun
Brandon Soun is an emerging Cambodian American filmmaker and an Asian American Studies graduate of UCLA. His work highlights the Cambodian diaspora in America. Brandon was a 2022 Armed-With-A-Camera Fellow and his short, Conversations at the Register (2022), won the “Audience Choice Award” at the 2023 Seattle Asian American Film Festival.
