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Q Ball

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The inmates on the San Quentin Warriors basketball team search for redemption from their troubled pasts. In a place where freedom is taken away, the game provides a path forward.

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Sara Stewart New York Post May 24, 2019
3/4
Moving and dynamically shot... Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter May 24, 2019
Q Ball delivers a stirring and moving portrait of a program that provides inmates an opportunity to channel... energy in non-violent fashion. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times May 23, 2019
"Q Ball" feels superficial, its positivity somewhat forced. Go to Full Review
Scott Hines Decider Mar 23, 2020
The storytelling in Q Ball is deft, weaving the person narratives of the players and coaches with highlights as their season progresses. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog May 24, 2019
Tolajian has made a worthy film about a worthy subject, but it wasn't quite as involving as I hoped... Go to Full Review
Timothy Kenney The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 22, 2019
The basketball games, while as exciting as any March Madness match, are the least compelling part of the movie, which uses the sport more as a vehicle to explore the journey these inmates have been on since arriving at San Quentin. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Tolajian

Director

Samuel Robinson

Actor

Obada Adnan

Actor

Michael Tolajian

Writer

Rebekah Fergusson

Producer

Jordan deBree

Producer

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Q Ball

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Movie Info

Synopsis The inmates on the San Quentin Warriors basketball team search for redemption from their troubled pasts. In a place where freedom is taken away, the game provides a path forward.
Director
Michael Tolajian
Producer
Rebekah Fergusson, Jordan deBree, Michael Tolajian, Danny Barton, Ariana Berlin
Screenwriter
Michael Tolajian
Distributor
FOX Sports Films
Production Co
Fox Sports, Hunting Lane Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2019
Runtime
1h 36m
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