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201272 minGdocumentary

Shooting for Home

201272 minGdocumentary

Twenty years after being banished from his Florida town, basketball player Kevin Bradshaw finds the strength to reunite with his family while playing in Israel.

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Twenty years after being banished from his Florida town, basketball player Kevin Bradshaw finds the strength to reunite with his family while playing in Israel.

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Kevin Bradshaw faced homelessness after being banished from his Florida town. He was later called to play basketball professionally in Israel. There, he formed a deep connection with a woman and the country. The experience also gave him the strength to reunite with his family after two decades apart. Directed by Greg Kappy, "Shooting for Home" runs for 72 minutes and was released in 2012.

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