Kickstart This: Sports Doc ‘9-Man’ About Exclusive NYC Streetball

Welcome back to another edition of Kickstart This, FirstShowing’s weekly column dedicated to spreading the word about indie projects around the world that need your help to become a reality. This week, check out 9-Man, a documentary that reveals an exclusive sport that’s been played by Chinese-Americans and Chinese-Canadians in back alleys of New York’s Chinatown since the 1930s. It explores the game’s origins, the culture surrounding it, and the extreme competition in a sport that’s remained secret for decades. Take a look, sound off in the comments, and don’t forget to toss these filmmakers a few bucks if you can. Check it! This game has been happening in the streets of New York for years, and yet it’s been kept relatively quiet until now. 9-Man is played exclusively by men, and two thirds of the players have to be “100% Chinese” in order to play. The game was created as …