High Flying Bird

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High Flying Bird is a 2019 sports drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh that explores power dynamics and labor issues in professional basketball during an NBA lockout.

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instanceOf film
sports drama film
basedOn original screenplay
castMember André Holland
Bill Duke
Caleb McLaughlin
Kyle MacLachlan
Melvin Gregg
Sonja Sohn
Zachary Quinto
Zazie Beetz
cinematographyBy Steven Soderbergh
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Steven Soderbergh
distributor Netflix
editor Steven Soderbergh
filmingTechnique shot on iPhone
genre drama film
sports drama
sports film
hasMetacriticScore 78
hasRottenTomatoesScore 92
language English
mainSubject NBA lockout
labor relations
power dynamics
professional basketball
platform Netflix
portrays basketball league owners
professional athletes
sports agents
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
premiereDate 2019-01-27
productionCompany Extension 765
productionMethod low-budget digital production
releaseDateOnNetflix 2019-02-08
releaseFormat streaming
releaseYear 2019
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney
setting New York City
stars André Holland
theme economic inequality
labor issues in professional sports
player empowerment
race and power structures
usesCamera iPhone 8
writer Tarell Alvin McCraney

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Andre Holland notableWork High Flying Bird
Caleb McLaughlin appearedIn High Flying Bird
Steven Soderbergh notableWork High Flying Bird
Steven Soderbergh directed High Flying Bird
Peter Andrews usedInFilm High Flying Bird
André Holland notableWork High Flying Bird
André Holland participatedIn High Flying Bird