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Lenny Cooke documentary

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Original title

Lenny Cooke

Year

2013

Running time

88 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie

Cast

Cinematography

Joshua Safdie

Producer

Shop Korn Productions, Red Bucket Films

Genre

Documentary | Biography. Sport Documentaries. Basketball

Synopsis

Professional sports is known as a true meritocracy, a field in which the cream really does rise to the top, as there's simply too much money at stake to operate in any other fashion. In uncommon instances, however, inefficiencies can occur and gifted players may fall through the cracks. Such is the story of Lenny Cooke. In 2001, Cooke was the number-one ranked high school basketball player in America, with future NBA greats LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony listed beneath him. Yet after declaring himself eligible for the 2002 NBA draft, Cooke, shockingly, ended up going undrafted, and became a journeyman playing in little-known leagues across the world. Today he lives in southern Virginia, a should-have-been-great who simply did not quite make it. The first documentary feature from American independent film scene fixtures Josh & Benny Safdie (Daddy Longlegs, The Pleasure of Being Robbed), LENNY COOKE explores the fascinating question of how, exactly, Cooke's seemingly assured future ...

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