Three teens, two countries, one shot at escape — all under 90 minutes.
Set mainly in present day Dallas, Texas and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, this film features three main characters at three different stages of the same process. Supported by a nonprofit, these extremely tall teenagers come to the United States from Haiti using basketball as means to get an education and help their own country change.
Direction
Nedorosleva lets silence do the screaming.
Editing
Three timelines, zero confusion, maximum dread.
Director
Leyla Nedorosleva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Haitian basketball pipelines exploded post-2010 earthquake, with US prep schools aggressively recruiting displaced youth — this film catches that wave mid-crest.
The title refers to the cadence scouts use measuring wingspan — reducing human potential to arithmetic.
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