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Kenny Sailors popularizes the jump shot in professional basketball and revolutionizes the sport for women.

Cast & Crew

Stephen Curry
Kevin Durant
Dirk Nowitzki
Bobby Knight
Jay Bilas
Lou Carnesecca
Jacob Hamilton
Director
Jacob Hamilton
Writer
Jim Hamilton
Executive Producer
Brenda J. Robinson
Executive Producer
Russell Wayne Groves
Producer
Jacob Hamilton
Producer
Jacob Hamilton
Cinematographer
Grant Myers
Film Editor
Joshua Myers
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Critic Reviews for Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story

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  • There's something so compassionate and warm about Jacob Hamilton's Jump Shot, a film that is on one level about the history of basketball but is really more about legacy and impact.

    June 1, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Brian Tallerico

    RogerEbert.com

  • It is a love story, and it is a story of a quality we do not see very often, decency.

    April 17, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

    Nell Minow

    Movie Mom

  • Jumpshot: The Kenny Sailors Story uncovers two facts that's long been apparent: Kenny Sailors invented the modern jumpshot and he was a singular and amazing man.

    March 15, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

    Robert Daniels

    812filmreviews

  • With archival footage from college basketball games in the 1940s and pro ball in the 1950s, Hamilton illustrates how much Sailors seemed like a time traveler from the future.

    March 13, 2019 | Full Review…

    Soraya Nadia McDonald

    The Undefeated

  • Inspirational sports docu about basketball legend.

    July 16, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Lynnette Nicholas

    Common Sense Media

  • Jump Shot does a remarkable job blending photographs, animations, and interviews to tell the touching story of a simple man whose amazing life continues to influence people to this day.

    June 5, 2020 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review…

    Jeff Ames

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