Life Without Basketball (2018)
- Directed by
- Tim O'Donnell, Jon Mercer
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, the first Division I basketball player to wear a hijab. After a rule change blocks her from playing professionally, she deals with questions about her faith and who she is as a Muslim American.
inspiringreflectivedeterminedthoughtfulpersonalbittersweetpoignantquietly powerful
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