national basketball association (nba),basketball player,professional athlete,high school athlete

Lenny Cooke (2013)

Poster for Lenny Cooke

Remember His Face.

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

Cast & Crew

Director
Benny Safdie
  • Profile picture of Lenny Cooke
    Self Lenny Cooke
  • Profile picture of Carmelo Anthony
    Self Carmelo Anthony
  • Profile picture of LeBron James
    Self (archive footage) LeBron James
  • Profile picture of Sonny Vaccaro
    Self (archive footage) Sonny Vaccaro
  • Profile picture of Kobe Bryant
    Self (archive footage) Kobe Bryant
  • Profile picture of Mike Krzyzewski
    Self (archive footage) Mike Krzyzewski
  • Profile picture of Chris Bosh
    Self (archive footage) Chris Bosh
  • Profile picture of Joakim Noah
    Self Joakim Noah

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Keywords

  • national basketball association (nba)
  • basketball player
  • professional athlete
  • high school athlete