Point Road Productions, a full-service production company led by filmmaker Billy Raftery and NBA legend Grant Hill, has announced a new slate of projects. The company provides gap financing and development funds and is incubating a slate of high-profile, socially conscious, and character-driven documentaries and scripted projects set to launch in Q4 2023 and 2024.
New Projects
Point Road Productions has optioned Andrew Archer’s Edo Ball, a graphic novel that integrates modern basketball visuals with traditional Japanese art and aesthetics from the Edo era. They are adapting the intellectual property into an animated series and a video game. The company is yet to announce the talent for the project.
Additionally, Point Road is releasing a sports documentary called Nothing But Net, featuring NBA superstar Kevin Garnett and sports television personality Jay Bilas. It takes a meta-cinematic approach, guiding us through Angolan and University of Kansas 5-star basketball recruit Silvio De Sousa’s lived experience as a foreign Black man within the confines of college basketball and the U.S. justice system. Raftery is the director, writer, cinematographer, and producer along with executive producers Kevin Garnett, Marc Levin, Mike Marangu, Todd Stiefel, John Sloss, Taylor Materne, Josh Foster, Rueben Schatz, and Anthony Killough. Cinetic Media is the sales agent.
Moreover, Point Road is in production and post-production on several films, including documentary 2 On 5 with acclaimed director Alrick Brown. The film is based on a miraculous high school basketball game in racially contentious, small-town Alabama, in which two Black players defeated five white players in overtime. Content Cartel is also producing with Point Road.
Point Road has previously produced The Maestro (FOX), Dr. Fandom (ESPN), With A Kiss (CBS/Turner), Angels In Exile narrated by Charlize Theron (Amazon), and more.
Point Road Productions has announced new projects, including an animated series, a video game, and a sports documentary. They have optioned Andrew Archer’s Edo Ball and are adapting the IP into an animated series and video game. They are yet to announce the talent for the project. Additionally, they are releasing a sports documentary called Nothing But Net, featuring NBA superstar Kevin Garnett and sports television personality Jay Bilas. They are also in production and post-production on several films, including documentary 2 On 5. Content Cartel is also producing with Point Road.