A National Film Board of Canada Production
A fast-paced look at friendship, family and the journey to manhood in modern society, King’s Court is a National Film Board short film that blurs the line between documentary and fiction, immersing viewers in the raw emotions and struggles of two lifelong friends in Toronto’s Bleecker Street neighbourhood—one of Canada’s most diverse and densely populated areas. Through engaging, cinematic storytelling both on and off their favourite basketball court, we root for these inspiring young men in pursuit of identity and acceptance.
An intimate look into the lives of two young men navigating life, love, friendship and family.
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KING’S COURT
Written & Directed by
SERVILLE POBLETE
Produced by
KATE VOLLUM
Featuring
MARLEY ZION RAYMOND LAWRENCE
STEPHEN ‘SK’ DANSO
and
MAHI SHAZI
AHMED SHAZI
SAMUEL GROUME
DAGIM GROUME
Director of Photography
CHRISTIAN BIELZ
Editor
SABRINA BUDIMAN
Sound Recordist
AMANDA ANN-MIN WONG
Original Score
AARON PARIS
Production Designer
JOSEF ADAMU
Art Director
MALLORY TOLCHER
Set Decorator
MICHELLE NGO
VFX Artist and Supervisor
MIGUEL FERNANDES
Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer
LUCAS PROKAZIUK
Executive Producer
CHANDA CHEVANNES
Line Producer
MELISSA PADUADA
Production Manager
DOMINIQUE CHAUMONT
Senior Production Coordinator
VAISHNAVI SAMBHUS
Production Coordinator
LUCIA CORAK
Production Assistant
MARIA RAMAGE
Second Camera
JR MANALANG
Additional Sound
HUAN NGUYEN
1st Assistant Camera
PRAVEN YOGANATHAN
RYAN RODRIGUES
Data Management Technicians
MARCUS ARMSTRONG
TALIA WOODLAND
Gaffer
EDWIN LAU
Rigging Gaffer / Best Boy Electric
JORDAN HEGUY
Studio Operations Manager
MARK WILSON
Studio Administrator
ANDREW MARTIN-SMITH
Production Administrator
VICTORIA ANGELL
Production Supervisor
MARCUS MATYAS
Technical Coordinators
KEVIN RILEY
LUC BINETTE
Studio Technician
Q’MAL LABAD-WORKMAN
Studio Coordinators
CALVIN SERUTOKE
VICTORIA ANDERSON-GARDNER
Apprentice Editor
CASSIDY CROFT
Assistant Editors
CASSIDY CROFT
MERAJ BADIUZZAMAN
DRONE CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
D. VISION AERIALS
FPV Drone Pilot
ANTERO SOUSA
Drone Safety Coordinator
DANNY NGUYEN
Drone Visual Observer
DILAN SENARATNE
Stills Photography
O’SHANE HOWARD
Stills Photography Assistant
THOMAS LEE
PROPS BY
16 TONNES INC.
Construction Manager
BRENDAN CALLAGHAN
Construction Coordinator
WILL ALPERIN
Carpenters
KYLE MANNS, DREW PINFOLD
FRANCISCO O’RYAN
Title Design
MICHELLE NGO
COLOUR SERVICES BY ARTJAIL
Colourist
CLINTON MOMUTH
Colour Assistant
AUSTIN TANG
Producer
ALISON MAXWELL
POST PRODUCTION SERVICES BY
URBAN POST PRODUCTION
Online Editor
KYLE CAMBELL
Project Manager
ERIN McLAUGHLIN
Director of Sales
KINGSLEY FIALHO
V.P. Operations
ROBERTA BRATTI
HOOD SCARS
Written and Performed by
STEPHEN DANSO
AUTHENTIC
Written and Performed by
MARLEY ZION
A production of the National Film Board of Canada
(c) 2025 National Film Board of Canada