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TRANSCENDING - The Wat Misaka Story.
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We have been so inspired by this wonderful man and his story of overcoming the racial hostility of the 1940s to become the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA -- and know that you will be, too.

We were very excited to accompany Wat to NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, from February 13-15, where he was welcomed into the NBA Legends of Basketball Association. Take a look at the cool photos we took there!
All-Star Weekend

It was fantastic to see such legends as George Gervin, Charles Smith, Bob Lanier, Larry Nantz and Commissioner David Stern as well as Houston Rockets star Yao Ming greet Wat with such enthusiasm -- and thrilling to hear legend Mack Calvin tell Wat, "Thank you for paving the way for guys like me to play."

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Gold Kahuna Award
We were given the Emerging Eye Directorial Discovery Award

We were asked to screen our film as part of the 4th annual Roving Eye Documentary Film Festival. This year the festival was on the campus of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. The focus of the festival is to bring innovative documentary programming into local communities and to engage students, academics, and community members in constructive dialogue.

Gold Kahuna Award

We recently returned from the Honolulu International Film Festival, where we won a "Gold Kahuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking". We held six screenings in Hawaii, and were especially proud to be invited to President Obama's alma mater, where we shared the film with over 275 of our future leaders.

More developments to come...

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