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Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story

2010·Movie
1h 25min
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9
IMDb7.9

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It's the 1940s in America and the nation is testing itself. Can a young Japanese-American basketball star overcome the odds?

TRANSCENDING - THE WAT MISAKA STORY is a documentary film about Wat Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA, by the 1947 Knicks. A Nisei who was born, raised and is still living in Utah, he was the very first collegiate draft pick, and the first draft pick ever of the New York Knicks. Overcoming the national political climate during World War II, Wat was a star player for the University of Utah 1944 and 1947 championship teams, taking 2 years off in between to serve in the U.S. Army. His perseverance and loyalty to his teammates, other Nisei friends (including those interned at Topaz) and his family are a testament to the unflappable Japanese American spirit.
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Directed by:
Christine Toy Johnson, Bruce Alan Johnson

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79
GreatGoodWatch score

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How long is Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story?

1 h 25 min

Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story runs 1 h 25 min.

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English

It was made in English.