“Deal with With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew,” a documentary chronicling the rise, fall and rebirth of Canadian streetball collective The Notic, has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures, which has picked up worldwide rights and set a March 26 launch date.
Gravitas — an Anthem Sports activities & Leisure Firm — has additionally unveiled a brand new trailer for the movie, which was nominated for 3 Canadian Display Awards, made its world premiere on the Vancouver Worldwide Movie Competition and received the True North Viewers Award and the Finest BC Movie Award.
“Deal with With Care” follows the emergence of Vancouver streetball crew The Notic within the early 2000s. Whereas their artistic basketball strikes introduced them world fame as youngsters, it set them at odds with the established order in a battle involving self-expression, race and rejection. Pushed by a 20-year quest to complete their mixtape trilogy, the documentary charts how the group of buddies performed outdoors the confines of the NBA but nonetheless left an indelible imprint on the sport eternally.
Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and Kirk Thomas, the unique filmmakers behind the primary two Notic mixtapes, directed the function, which was produced by Ryan Sidhoo together with TELUS Originals, RTG Options and Victory Artistic Group. NBA All-Star Chris Paul and Wu-Tang Clan chief RZA govt produce alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort, two of Canada’s brightest NBA stars, along with CJ Paul and Juanita Thompson of Ohh Dip!!! Productions.
The movie options Notic streetball crew members Joey “King Handles” Haywood, Rory “Catastrophe” Grace, Jonathan “Johnny Blaze” Mubanda, Jermaine “Recent” Foster, Andrew “6 Fingaz” Liew, David “Dazzle” Mubanda, Dauphin “Delight” Ngongo, Jamal “Whereyouat?” Parker and Mohammed “Goosebumps” Wenn.
“Gravitas Ventures is a champion of nice documentary movies and we’re excited to have them on board to launch the true story of road basketball’s biggest brotherhood,” mentioned administrators Schaulin-Rioux and Thomas. “Streetball heads and basketball followers around the globe have been ready 20 years for the return of The Notic, and we will’t wait to point out them the creativity, ardour and perseverance of this superb crew.”
Added Invoice Guentzler, vp of acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures: “From VHS mixtapes to movie festivals to quickly audiences around the globe, we’re extremely proud to be releasing ‘Deal with With Care.’ Jeremy and Kirk have crafted a phenomenal movie that’s 20 years within the making, and we will’t look ahead to this present era of basketball followers to find the untold story of The Notic.”
The rights deal was brokered by Guentzler at Gravitas Ventures and by Aron Phillips at RTG Options on behalf of the filmmakers.
See the most recent trailer beneath.