On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)

Directed by

Deborah Morales

Genre

documentary

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Harlem Rens, the first all-Black professional basketball team. It covers their formation in 1923 and their success against white teams.

inspirationaleducationalhistoricupbeatnostalgiccelebratoryearnestmood-lifting

What happens

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of is a 2011 historical sports documentary film directed by Deborah Morales, written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. The film tells the story of the All-Black professional basketball team the New York Renaissance or Harlem Rens. This team played their first game on November 3, 1923, beating the Collegiate, an all-white team. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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