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That Night at Kezar

Sponsored Project

  • Jeffrey Schneider, Director/Producer
  • Joshua Hunt, Producer
  • David Schneider, Producer
An African American man wearing a gray hoodie stands on an empty basketball court, reaching up to touch the basketball net

About the Project

That Night At Kezar is a portrait of San Francisco told through the lens of a legendary high school basketball game in 1996, between Balboa High School and
St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

The film explores the evolution of San Francisco, focusing on the African American population, from the Great Migration of the 1940’s into the contemporary
world. It traverses the educational and economic divide, which has produced dramatically different outcomes across multiple generations.

We follow the institutions, players, and their communities through the ’96 game and into the present day. While our story centers on the city of San Francisco, it mirrors one which is universal across our broader culture.