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Introduced by Hanif Abdurraqib
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An on-screen romance with chemistry to spare and an insightful portrayal of the challenges faced by female athletes—all set to one of the great R&B soundtracks of the decade.
Love & Basketball follows a sports-fueled, on-again, off-again romance from childhood to the pros between Monica Wright and Quincy McCall (played by Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps). As they grow, the couple navigates their individual commitments to basketball and their evolving feelings for each other. This cult classic love story was the debut feature from Gina Prince-Bythewood, who would go on to direct The Secret Life of Bees (2008) and The Woman King (2022). (127 mins., DCP)
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IMAGE CAPTIONLove & Basketball, courtesy of Warner Bros.
Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio, who has been published in the New York Times, New Yorker, FADER, and Pitchfork. His first full-length poetry collection, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much (Button Poetry, 2016) was named a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award and nominated for a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. His first collection of essays, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Two Dollar Radio, 2017) was named a book of the year by Esquire, NPR, Oprah Magazine, Paste, Los Angeles Review, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. His critically acclaimed Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest (University of Texas, 2019) is a New York Times Bestseller and A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (2021) was a finalist for the National Book Award. His next book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension will be released in March 2024. Learn more on Abdurraqib's website.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Humanities
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYOhio Department of DevelopmentGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesOhio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the ArtsCampusParcOhio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery ThemeThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationVorys, Sater, Seymour, and PeaseADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingNancy KramerOhio State Energy PartnersOhio History Fund/Ohio History ConnectionLarry and Donna JamesDavid Crane and Elizabeth DangBruce and Joy SollRebecca Perry Damsen and Ben TowleJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Love & Basketball
