Linsanity

In his first five starts in the National Basketball Association, Jeremy Lin scored more points than any other player in the modern era and, since he did it in the eye of the media hurricane that is New York City, he created a legitimate public frenzy in the process. Such a career, even if it only lasted those five games, would be worth an hour-long ESPN special, if not a full blown documentary like this one. While he does a good job of covering the record shattering events of Lin's basketball life, Linsanity director Evan Leong wants his film to take a look at the whole man and not just his five-day achievement. So he  follows Lin through his early days playing college ball at Harvard, though the tough times before he made it to the NBA, though the whirlwind of his early career and then follows it up with a comprehensive look at the man as he finds a balanced life following the dizzying heights of his media exposure. It’s a fascinating film, even if you’ve never watched a basketball game in your life.