Film: Rez Ball  (Netflix)
Cast: Kauchani Bratt, Jessica Matten, Devin Sampson-Craig, Kusem Goodwind, Julia Jones
Director: Sydney Freeland
Rating: 3/5
Runtime: 111 min

A significant sports drama inspired by true events, Sydney Freeland’s film ‘Rez Ball’ which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, tells the story of the Chuska High School Warriors, a basketball team from the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico.

Freeland teamed up with Sterlin Harjo for the script based on the nonfiction novel “Canyon Dreams.” The narrative takes us through the course of one season, where we see the team battle personal hardships, lose their star player and yet band together striving for success on the basketball court in order to keep their quest for a state championship alive.