Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.
Acting
Bloom Li carries every awkward teenage moment perfectly
Direction
Shao's debut packs authentic Asian American specificity
Practical Effects
Actual dunk training—no CGI shortcuts here
Director
Jingyi Shao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jingyi Shao drew from his own experience as a 5'8" Asian American kid obsessed with dunking—this is basically autobiographical fanfiction.
The viral TikTok training montage that convinced Disney to greenlight this? Shao filmed it himself in 2020 with zero budget during lockdown.
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