Friday, September 25, 2009, Hollywood, CA
Mann Theatre Premiere of Streetballers

ESP Managing Partner, Everett Glenn and Darren Witcher, Director of Player Development, joined Josh Powell of the Los Angeles Lakers, actor, composer, director and writer Glynn Thurman (Cooley High, A Different World, the Wayans Bros and the Wire), baseball Hall of Fame performer Eddie Murray, baseball great and future Hall of Fame member Kenny Lofton, the cast and crew and hundreds of supports at Mann Chinese Theatre premiere of Streetballers.

Produced by St. Louis native Craig Thomas, the Scott Krentz movie hit the festival circuit in June 2008 making its World Premiere at The Hollywood Black Film Festival in Beverly Hills, CA. The film has played in Saint Louis, Detroit, New York City, Nashville, Philadelphia, and North Carolina winning multiple awards including Best Dramatic Feature, Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, and a 2nd Place Jury Award for Best Feature Film. In addition, the film was the highest scoring film in the 17-year history of the St. Louis International Film Festival, beating out previous winners Juno, The Wrestler, and Slumdog Millionaire. J

Streetballers is an Irish-Urban drama which explores the lives of two junior-college basketball players and their struggles within a divided city, broken homes, and the demands of collegiate-level athletics. Both players are drawn into an underground world of gambling and crime on the courts of the tough North Side of St. Louis, MO. Constantly searching for sanity in the midst of alcoholism, racism, and drugs, John Hogan and Jacob Whitmore find release and therapy while competing at one of the most competitive street courts in the U.S.

You can view the theatrical trailer and website at: http://www.streetballersthemovie.com or on apple trailers at: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/streetballers/

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