Basketball Manitoba and the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame are pleased to showcase a new local mini-documentary on the history of professional basketball in Winnipeg. This is a student film produced as part of Red River College Polytech's Digital Film & Media Production Diploma Program 2024.
- Director / Cinematographer: Rylan Dyck
- Additional Photography: Thatcher Moore & AJ Ellis
- Edited by: Rylan Dyck
- Additional Editing by: AJ Ellis & Thatcher Moore
- Lighting & Sound: Thatcher Moore & AJ Ellis
Featuring:
- Ross Wedlake - Manitoba Basketball Hall of Famer & Manitoba basketball historian
- Simon Hildebrandt - Pro Basketball Player, The Winnipeg Sea Bears #15 & The University of Manitoba Bisons #2
- Chad Posthumus - Pro Basketball Player, The Winnipeg Sea Bears #33
Special Thanks To:
- Ted Stoesz, The Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum
- Adam Wedlake, Basketball Manitoba
- The University of Manitoba Bisons
- The University of Winnipeg Archives
- Sport for Life Centre Winnipeg
- Canada Life Centre
- The Winnipeg Sea Bears
Film Description:
In a city where professional basketball has risen & dissolved not once, not twice, but three times... Will Winnipeg be able to nurture its fourth legacy? Told through the eyes of both a rookie & a veteran, local stars Simon Hildebrandt & Chad Posthumus highlight the keystone moments of basketball talent in “Friendly Manitoba” by explaining how each of the previous franchises evolved into what it is today.