High Flying Bird
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- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Release Date
- January 27, 2019
- Cast
- Kyle MacLachlan , Jeryl Prescott , Zachary Quinto , Andre Holland , Eddie Tavares , Teea Loreal , Sonja Sohn , Zazie Beetz , Melvin Gregg , Alice Callahan , Bill Duke , Bobbi A Bordley , Caleb McLaughlin , Justin Hurtt-Dunkley , Farah Bala
- Writers
- Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Budget
- $2 million
Summary
A sports agent pitches a rookie basketball client on an intriguing and controversial business opportunity during a lockout. The film was first announced in 2017. Principal photography began in February 2018 and wrapped in March of that year. High Flying Bird was filmed on an iPhone, much like Steven Soderbergh's Unsane. Netflix acquired the distribution rights in September 2018. High Flying Bird held its premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival before it started streaming. Want to know more about High Flying Bird?
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