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Summary
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam.
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Audiences 86GoodWatch 68
Audience score96%
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for documentaries, +11 min on the typical 96
typical 96107Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
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Streams in 1 country
Released
2023
February 3, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
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- MAMahmoud Abdul-RaufSelf
Shaquille O'NealSelf - LSU Teammate, 1989-90
Ice CubeSelf - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3- OPOlden PolyniceSelf - Former Sacramento Kings Teammate
Stephen CurrySelf - Golden State Warriors Guard
Steve KerrSelf - Former Chicago Bulls Guard, 1993-98
Jalen RoseSelf - University of Michigan Fab 5
Mahershala AliSelf - Actor- DJDavid JacksonSelf - Older Brother
- LBLeonard BennettSelf - Former High School Teammate
- GAGerald AustinSelf - Former High School Assistant Coach
- OMOwen MillerSelf - Former High School Teammate
- JJJoseph JancovicSelf - Neurologist and Tourette Syndrome Specialist
- DBDale BrownSelf - Former LSU Coach
- SRStanley RobertsSelf - Former LSU Teammate
- EMEddie MillerSelf - Former AAU Coach
- BBBernie BickerstaffSelf - Denver Nuggets Head Coach, 1994-97
Paul WestheadSelf - Denver Nuggets Head Coach, 1990-92 (archive footage)- SHScott HastingsSelf - Former Denver Nuggets Teammate
- WDWalter DavisSelf - Former Denver Nuggets Teammate
- KGKeith GlassSelf - Agent, 1992-96
- TSTommy SheppardSelf - Former Nuggets Executive
- DKDave KriegerSelf - Former Rocky Mountain News Sportswriter
- SAShaheed AliSelf - Childhood Friend and Muslim
Directing · 1
- Joslyn Rose Lyons Director
Production · 9
- Michael Tollin Executive Producer
- Vinnie Malhotra Executive Producer
- Stephen Espinoza Executive Producer
- Mason Gordon Executive Producer
- Sarah Allen Executive Producer
- Tom Friend Producer
Camera · 10
- Thomas Jacobi Director of Photography
- Hossam Aboul-Magd Director of Photography
- Peter Dimako Director of Photography
- Lee Berger Director of Photography
- Thomas C. Miller Director of Photography
- Rob Davis Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Dan Shulman-Means Editor
- Vern Hass Assistant Editor
- Tony Shek Colorist
Sound · 2
- Matthew Head Music
- Barry Cole Music Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Cindy Escalante Makeup Artist
- Emily Sims Makeup & Hair
- Bret Mayo Hairstylist
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