HavingsuccessfullytrackeddownNBAenigmaBryantReevesin2018’sfestivalhitFINDINGBIGCOUNTRY,directorKathleenS.Jaymenowinvestigatesasprawlingtruesportscrime:who’sresponsibleforrobbingusoftheVancouverGrizzlies? Inrevisitingtheshorthistoryofthebadluckbearswhorackedupallthewrongkindsofrecords(seethat23-gamelosingstreakinthe1995-1996season),Jayme’sdocumentarydoublesasatestamenttotheenduringpassionoftruetealbluefans.It’sthispassionthatfuelsadoggedodysseythatfindsJaymeinfiltratingcorridorsofpowerattheNBA’sheadofficesandknockingondoorsassheconnectsthedotsandreconnectswiththeheroesandvillainsofGrizzlieslore,includingformerplayerslikeShareefAbdur-RahimandMikeBibby,andtheteam’sarchitect,StuJackson. Thelevelofaccessisastonishing—thereare“gets”thatwedon’tdarereveal—andsotooisthecandouroftheinterviewees.Whatemergesisarousingstoryabouttheirrationalfervouroffandomandsport’suniqueabilitytocreateidentity,strengthenfamilyties,andforgecommunity.
