Killer Bees (2017)
- Directed by
- Ben Cummings, Orson Cummings
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a high school boys basketball team in Bridgehampton, New York during the 2015-2016 season. It shows how racism, income inequality, and gentrification affect the players and their community in the wealthy Hamptons area.
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What happens
Killer Bees is an American documentary film directed by Benjamin Cummings & Orson Cummings, and produced by Shaquille O'Neal, Glenn Fuhrman, and Larry Gagosian. The film chronicles the Bridgehampton School boys basketball team, nicknamed the Killer Bees, through the 2015–2016 season and ultimately reveals the significant impact of racism, income inequality and gentrification within their community nestled in America's wealthiest neighborhood: The Hamptons. Killer Bees was selected for the 2017 Hamptons International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, International Sports Film Festival of Ohio. In 2018 the film was selected for the Sarasota Film Festival, and the YES Film Festival. The film was awarded the 2018 Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the YES Film Festival. Killer Bees was named Sports Illustrated's Best Sports Documentaries of 2017 and a New York Times Critic's Pick in 2018 after opening in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York City on July 27, 2018. Killer Bees has been streamed on Amazon, Hulu, Google Play and iTunes (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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