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Paul Kentoffio and Basil Anastassiou meet with supporters after a screening of their film in Manlius.<\/p><\/div>\n

We just may have seen the logical follow up (but not quite the sequel) to the highly-acclaimed film “Hoop Dreams.” Only this time there’s a local connection.<\/p>\n

Educators, ballers (men and women), television-personalities and government officials\u00a0 nearly filled the Manlius Art Cinema on Friday to catch a screening of “Ballin’ at the Graveyard” and hear from the filmmakers (Basil Anastassiou-a SU alum\u00a0and Paul Kenoffio).<\/p>\n

As an added bonus two of the principals in the documentary Gerald Malcolm (aka G) and Jarming White (aka Boozer) also attended and talked about the experience of having a film crew dissect court culture and their lives away from the game.<\/p>\n

The Manlius screening was part of a barnstorm thru the state-heading\u00a0next to Rochester then\u00a0Buffalo.<\/p>\n

The filmmakers said they were looking into\u00a0a larger distribution avenue or increased exposure.<\/p>\n

In our opinion, “Ballin’ at the Graveyard”\u00a0transcends hoops in many ways. Trash-talk and nuances of pick-up ball translate easily to the screen, but what makes great documentary\u00a0is further excavation\u00a0to\u00a0reveal multi-dimensional characters.<\/p>\n

The filmmakers seemed to have aced the art. Our hope is now they get the marketing right and more\u00a0people get to see this film.<\/p>\n

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Baller, actor and author Gerald Malcolm (aka G) answered questions after a showing of Ballin at the Graveyard in Manlius.<\/p><\/div>\n