Hardwood (film)
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| Hardwood | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hubert Davis |
| Produced by | Peter Starr, Erin Faith Young |
| Written by | Hubert Davis |
| Music by | Fraser MacDougal, Dave Palmer |
| Cinematography | David Tennant |
| Editing by | Hubert Davis |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Hardwood is a 2005 short documentary film about Canadian director Hubert Davis' relationship to his father, former Harlem Globetrotters member Mel Davis. Through interviews with his mother, his father's wife, his half-brother, and Mel Davis himself, Hubert Davis explores why Mel made the decisions that he did, and how that has affected his life.[1]
Hardwood was met with high critical acclaim and received an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject nomination.[2] It also aired on PBS as part of its Point of View series in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ PBS Synopsis
- ^ "NY Times: Hardwood". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
[edit] External links
- Hardwood at the Internet Movie Database
- P.O.V. Hardwood - PBS's site dedicated to the film
- NFB Web site
Categories:
- 2005 films
- English-language films
- Canadian films
- P.O.V. (TV series) films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Canadian documentary films
- Directorial debut films
- Documentary films about sportspeople
- Documentary films about African Americans
- Short documentary films
- Canadian short films
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Films directed by Hubert Davis
- 2000s documentary films
- Documentary films about basketball
