Lights, digicam, layup.
The NBA Summer season League is giving athletes one other shot that takes place behind the digicam. With assists from Corridor of Famer Kevin Garnett and Hollywood energy gamers Mark Wahlberg and Deon Taylor, the league is bringing again the NBA Summer season League Movie Competition beginning July 17 in Las Vegas.
The three-day competition will convey big-screen storytelling by 34 chosen tasks, spotlighting tales produced by NBA stars previous and current together with Nikola Jokic, Luguentz Dort, Tony Allen, Nate Robinson, Cole Anthony, Keyon Dooling and Udonis Haslem.
“We have a ton of NBA players who own production companies,” mentioned Garnett, who received NBA championship with the Boston Celtics. He co-founded the manufacturing firm Content material King Studios.
“So the SLFF is a superb alternative to get collectively to share our tasks, give one another our flowers for doing the work, and supply a chance to get tasks financed and even bought,” Garnett mentioned.
The second annual movie competition will happen on the Strip View Pavilion contained in the Thomas & Mack Heart, the longtime dwelling of NBA Summer season League, which was co-founded in 2004 by Warren LeGarie and Albert Corridor.
“I’ve always been a big hoops fan so it’s amazing to see NBA players bring these incredible stories to life,” mentioned Wahlberg, who has the manufacturing firm Unrealistic Concepts.
Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor of Hidden Empire Movie Group have been introduced on to assist athletes discover the artwork of filmmaking and sharpen their performing chops.
“Today’s athletes are more than players. They’re storytellers, creators, and global influencers,” said Deon Taylor, director of “Black and Blue,” “The Intruder, “Meet the Blacks” and “Fatale.” This marks one other sports-driven enterprise for Hidden Empire, which teamed up with Skydance Sports activities and the NFL in March to host movie coaching classes for greater than 20 present and former NFL gamers.
Taylor known as the collaboration with Garnett, Wahlberg, Corridor and the NBA a “culture shift.” He mentioned the competition would assist athletes to regulate their narrative by movie, tv and different media platforms.
“Together, we’re redefining where sports, art, and culture collide,” Taylor mentioned.
The competition will characteristic the premiere of “UNLV: Kings of Vegas,” showcasing the untold story of the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. The documentary will embrace interviews with widespread figures starting from Snoop Dogg, Chuck D and Jimmy Kimmel. It is produced by former UNLV stars Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony together with Damien Large Percy Roderick and Hidden Empire Movie Group.
Together with screenings, the competition will host varied non-public occasions together with a tipoff viewing of “Tony Allen: The Grindfather” and a wrap social gathering.
“The SLFF team is passionate about amplifying these amazing films and filmmakers who are producing all forms of content at NBA Summer League,” Corridor mentioned. “Because of all the talented filmmakers who submitted films this year, we believe the 2025 SLFF is poised to take on a life of its own and grow the second weekend of the Summer League.”
