STREETBALL: The Untold Stories of Basketball Stars is a four-episode American docuseries exploring street basketball. Directed by Janine Sides, it has an unspecified overall duration and is produced by Matt Rodriguez with Will Campbell, Dylan Park and Arek Kissoyan. The series belongs to sports documentary and highlights the growing significance of streetball in the United States.
At the heart of the narrative is street basketball—a form of athletic expression played on urban playgrounds, away from the NBA spotlight but just as spectacular. The docuseries recounts its rise through the personal stories of ten athletes from iconic teams such as East Coast Squad and West Coast Squad, active in the Ballislife collective.
The protagonists are the streetball players themselves. They include Franklin Session (“Frank Nitty”), Cezar Guerrero (“Ceez”), Marcus Bell (“Monstar”), Ty Glover (“Ty”), Brandon Moss (“Body Bag”), Tor’i Brooks (“Bionic”), Austin Mills (“A-Milly”), Dazeran Jones (“Duke”), Nasir Core (“Naz”), DaJour Joseph (“Deebones”) and others. Their presence gives direct access to a reality of intense training, public-court games and viral performances earning millions of online views.
The series focuses on streetball as a cultural and sporting movement that, through social media, has turned local games into global events, creating new visibility and career opportunities for players. Its central message is self-determination and entrepreneurship in sport: the ability to build an independent path through passion, resilience and innovation.
STREETBALL: The Untold Stories of Basketball Stars is a non-student project and a new chapter in contemporary sports storytelling, underlining basketball's evolution beyond official boundaries. The series was completed in 2024 and premiered that year. Distribution is handled by Ballislife in the United States.
Film Details
Title: STREETBALL: The Untold Stories of Basketball Stars
Original title: STREETBALL: The Untold Stories of Basketball Stars
Director: Janine Sides
Production: Matt Rodriguez (Ballislife), Will Campbell, Dylan Park, Arek Kissoyan
Country: United States
Language: English
Running time: 4 episodes
Genre: Documentary
Sport featured: Basketball (Streetball)
Protagonist(s): Franklin Session, Cezar Guerrero, Marcus Bell, Ty Glover, Brandon Moss, Tor’i Brooks, Austin Mills, Dazeran Jones, Nasir Core, DaJour Joseph, Tim Carter, Evins Desir, Malcolm Stevenson, Lesly Dashiell
Completion date: 2024
Premiere: United States, 2024
Distributor: Ballislife, United States
Shooting format: Full HD, 16:9, colour
Director's first film: No
Student project: No