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The Carter Effect (2017)

The Carter Effect poster
Directed by
Sean Menard
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 57 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how Vince Carter changed basketball in Canada while he played for the Toronto Raptors. It features interviews with his cousin Tracy McGrady, Steve Nash, Drake, and others.

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What happens

The Carter Effect is a 2017 documentary film directed by Sean Menard. It covers the impact of Vince Carter in Canada when he was still playing for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The film was shown at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and was produced by LeBron James's digital video company, Uninterrupted. Additionally, interviews of fellow NBA stars, former teammates, family members, and people associated with the Toronto Raptors, combined with archival footage of Carter, were used throughout the movie. Notable appearances in the film include his cousin Tracy McGrady, Canadian basketball star Steve Nash, former NBA commissioner David Stern, and Toronto natives Director X and Drake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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