Dear Basketball
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Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant and directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams.[2] It is based on a letter Bryant wrote for The Players' Tribune on November 29, 2015, announcing his retirement from basketball.[3][4]
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Directed by | Glen Keane |
Written by | Kobe Bryant |
Produced by | Gennie Rim |
Narrated by | Kobe Bryant |
Music by | John Williams |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
Country | United States |
The film was distributed online through go90.[5] It carries the same name as Bryant's retirement letter, and was made in partnership between Bryant's own Granity Studios and Believe Entertainment Group.[6] It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards, the first Oscar win for any professional athlete, and the first Oscar win for Keane, a veteran Disney animator.[7]