TY - VIDEO ID - 136031151 TI - Love & basketball AU - Prince-Bythewood, Gina AU - Lee, Spike AU - Kitt, Sam AU - Lathan, Sanaa AU - Epps, Omar AU - Woodard, Alfre AU - Lennix, Harry J. AU - Haysbert, Dennis AU - Morgan, Debbi AU - Hall, Regina AU - Union, Gabrielle AU - Villalobos, Reynaldo AU - Shropshire, Terilyn A. AU - Blanchard, Terence AU - New Line Cinema Corporation AU - Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks AU - Criterion Collection (Firm) PY - 2021 SN - 9781681438696 1681438690 PB - [New York, N.Y.] Criterion Collection DB - UniCat KW - Basketball KW - Women basketball players KW - African American basketball players KW - Man-woman relationships UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136031151 AB - "Sparks fly both on and off the court in this groundbreaking feature debut by writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood, who elevated the coming-of-age romance by giving honest expression to the challenges female athletes face in a world that doesn't see them as equal. Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors who find love over flirtatious pickup games, fall apart under the strain of high-pressure college hoops and families, and drift in and out of each other's lives as they pursue their twin aspirations of playing professionally. Aided by stellar supporting performances and an eclectic R&B soundtrack, Love & Basketball captures the intoxicating passions, heartbreaking setbacks, and sky-high ambitions that mark a young woman's journey to the top of her game and to lasting love"-- ER -