CITY OF LAKERS
Movie
Twelve-year-old Tommy's world revolves around the Minneapolis Lakers, a connection forged in the aftermath of a childhood tragedy six years earlier. When the team owner announces he is moving the Lakers to Los Angeles before the next season starts, Tommy believes his life is being shattered again. Tommy launches a variety of audacious campaigns to keep the team in Minneapolis. His zany efforts turn his friends, family, and the city upside down in this heartwarming comedy about the power of family, community, and resistance. CITY OF LAKERS is a different kind of family sports comedy. It’s a screenplay set in the reality of African American family life in Minneapolis at the dawn of the Civil Rights Era. The story resonates with universal themes of loyalty, change, and the need to fight for what you believe in.
