Taking place over a season in the life of basketball players from a Native American reservation, Rez Ball is the lightning-fast story of a team of underdogs fighting for a state championship. Produced by LeBron James himself, this is a sports story you won’t want to miss.
Directed by Sydney Freeland and written by Freeland and Sterlin Harjo (both of whom have worked on Reservation Dogs), Rez Ball follows the Chuska Warriors, a high school basketball team from the Navajo Nation. After losing their star player, the Warriors must band together if they want to keep their championship dreams alive. It’s an all-American underdog story about Native American kids and coaches told from the inside out, inspired by Michael Powell’s critically acclaimed nonfiction book Canyon Dreams.
The ensemble includes a number of standout Native acting talents, including Jessica Matten (Tribal), Julia Jones (The Mandalorian), Amber Midthunder (Prey), Kiowa Gordon (Dark Winds), Dallas Goldtooth (Reservation Dogs), Cody Lightning and Ernest Tsosie, alongside newcomers Kauchani H. Bratt, Devin Sampson Craig, River Rayne Thomas, Jojo Jackson, Avery Hale, Hunter Redhorse Arthur, Henry Wilson Jr., Jaren K. Robledo, Damian Castellane, Kusem Goodwind and Zoey Reyes.
