King's Court

202520 min 3 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Serville Poblete

Production: Kate Vollum (National Film Board of Canada)Chanda Chevannes (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Serville Poblete

A production of the National FIlm Board of Canada.

A fast-paced look at friendship, family and the journey to manhood in modern society, King’s Court is a National Film Board short film that blurs the line between documentary and fiction, immersing viewers in the raw emotions and struggles of two lifelong friends in Toronto’s Bleecker Street neighbourhood—one of Canada’s most diverse and densely populated areas. Through engaging, cinematic storytelling both on and off their favourite basketball court, we root for these inspiring young men in pursuit of identity and acceptance.  

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Subject categories


  • Sports and Leisure > Ball Games
  • Children and Youth > Coming of Age StoriesSports, Leisure and Play
  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Individual in Society
  • Social Issues > Masculine IdentityYoung Adults

Credits


writer
Serville Poblete
director
Serville Poblete
producer
Kate Vollum
featuring
Marley Zion Raymond Lawrence
Stephen 'SK' Danso
Mahi Shazi
Ahmed Shazi
Samuel Groume
Dagim Groume
director of photography
Christian Bielz
editor
Sabrina Budiman
sound recordist
Amanda Ann Min Wong
original score
Aaron Paris
production designer
Josef Adamu
art director
Mallory Tolcher
set decorator
Michelle Ngo
VFX artist
Miguel Fernandes
VFX supervisor
Miguel Fernandes
sound designer
Lucas Prokaziuk
re-recording mixer
Lucas Prokaziuk
executive producer
Chanda Chevannes
line producer
Melissa Paduada
production manager
Dominique Chaumont
senior production coordinator
Vaishnavi Sambhus
production coordinator
Lucia Corak
production assistant
Maria Ramage
second camera
JR Manalang
additional sound
Huan Nguyen
1st assistant camera
Praven Yoganathan
Ryan Rodrigues
data management technician
Marcus Armstrong
Talia Woodland
gaffer
Edwin Lau
rigging gaffer/best boy electric
Jordan Heguy
studio operations manager
Mark Wilson
studio administrator
Andrew Martin-Smith
production administrator
Victoria Angell
production supervisor
Marcus Matyas
technical coordinator
Kevin Riley
Luc Binette
studio technician
Q'Mal Labad-Workman
studio coordinator
Calvin Serutoke
Victoria Anderson Gardner
apprentice editor
Cassidy Croft
assistant editor
Cassidy Croft
Meraj Badiuzzaman
stills photography
O'shane Howard
stills photography assistant
Thomas Lee
fpv drone pilot
Antero Sousa
drone safety coordinator
Danny Nguyen
drone visual observer
Dilan Senaratne
construction manager
Brendan Callaghan
construction coordinator
Will Alperin
carpenter
Kyle Manns
Drew Pinfold
Francisco O'Ryan
title design
Michelle Ngo
colourist
Clinton Homuth
colour assistant
Austin Tang
producer, colour services
Alison Maxwell
post production services
Urban Post Production Inc.
online editor
Kyle Campbell
project manager
Erin McLaughlin
director of sales
Kingsley Fialho
VP, operations
Roberta Bratti