It was too unbelievable for even a Hollywood script.
Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise from NBA afterthought to global phenomenon was nothing short of a miracle. A miracle that just happened to be captured by filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong every step of the way.
Leong recognized the intrigue surrounding the story of an Asian-American point guard at Harvard wreaking havoc on the Ivy League. The fact that the player had an outside chance of receiving a glimpse from the NBA made the idea that much more compelling.
Despite several rebuttals from the reserved star, Leong finally convinced Lin to give him a chance.
And that marked the birth of the Linsanity documentary, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.
Leong told Scott D. Pierce of The Salt Lake Tribune that the direction of the film was never very clear as it was being shot.
Lin provided the director with several opportunities to obtain highlights for a feel-good ending.
For starters, the undrafted Palo Alto, Calif., native earning a spot on the Golden State Warriors could have called for the film's final curtain. His perseverance through ...
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Jeremy Lin ‘Linsanity’ Documentary Debuts in Film Festival
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