On February 13, 1993, 17-year-old high school basketball star Allen Iverson entered a Hampton, Virginia bowling alley with several classmates. It was supposed to be an ordinary evening, but a quarrelsoon turned into a brawl pitting Iverson's black friends against a group of white men. The fallout from the fight and the handling of the subsequent trial landed the nation's best high school athlete in jail and sharply divided the city along racial lines. Oscar nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returns to his hometown of Hampton, where he once played basketball, to take a personal look at this still disputed incident and examine its impact on Iverson and the shared community. Race is the major fault line in the American narrative, and justice is often divided in America along racial lines. With sports being one of the few outlets in which disenfranchised young African-American males can succeed, here’s a story of a sports star, revered by some, despised by others, for very different reasons, is set up to take the fall.

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Official Selection, US State Dept. American Documentary Showcase(2011)
World Premiere, South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival(2010)
Best Director, Best of the Midwest Awards(2010)
Official Selection, IDOCS International Documentary Forum, China(2010)
World Television Premiere, ESPN Films' "30 for 30"(2010)
Special Recognition - Televised Series Episode, CINE Golden Eagle(2010)
Best Practices Award (For ESPN 30for30), The National Association of Black Journalists(2011)
Winner (ESPN 30for30 series), Peabody Award(2011)
Certificate of Merit, Cinema/Chicago Hugo Television Awards(2011)
Official Selection, Talking Pictures Film Festival(2010)
Official Selection, Atlanta Film Festival(2010)
Official Selection, Cleveland International Film Festival(2010)
Official Selection, Dallas International Film Festival(2010)
Nominee: Best Film, Best Editing, Best of the Midwest Awards(2010)
Invited Film, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival(2010)
Official Selection, Sarasota Film Festival(2010)
Official Selection, Midwest Independent Film Festival(2010)
Best Continuing Series (ESPN 30 for 30), International Documentary Association(2010)
Official Selection, Philadelphia Film Festival Spring Preview(2010)
Special Presentation, RiverRun International Film Festival(2010)
Official Selection, Nashville Film Festival(2010)