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Home Court traces the ascent of Ashley Chea, a basketball prodigy whose life intensifies amid recruitment, injury, and triumph throughout her high school career.

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Country Boys

Country Boys is a universal coming-of-age story told through the eyes of Chris and Cody, two teenage boys struggling to find meaning and direction as they grow up in one of America’s poorest regions.

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Frontline

Premiere Date

January 9, 2006

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360 minutes

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David Sutherland

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David Sutherland is an acclaimed documentarian known for his immersive “cinematic portraiture.” His films, including Kind Hearted Woman and Country Boys, reveal intimate stories of resilience and struggle, earning critical acclaim and national broadcasts on PBS.

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