1. 1. SnowBall: Screenplay by Chris Spence
2. 2. About Snowball The Screenplay Snowball the screenplay is inspired by Jason Collins the NBA center who, on April 29, 2013 became the first active male professional athlete in a major North American team sport to come out publicly as gay. Collins was in an eight-year relationship with former WNBA center Carolyn Moos, and the two were engaged to be married, but Collins called off the wedding in 2009
3. 3. Snowball follows the life of Jake Bradley as the dyslexic star point guard for the undefeated Westside Academy. His life revolves around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for life. A best friend who is coming out and experiencing a free fall into the world of drug addiction, a mother who turns tricks to pay his private school fees, a homophobic coach and an unhealthy dose of racism all of these begin to encroach on his dream of becoming a basketball star. About Snowball Film
4. 4. Who Writes Snowball? Chris Spence writes Snowball. Christopher M. Spence holds a doctorate in education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, lectures at York University and Humber College, and is the principal at Lawrence Heights Middle School in Toronto. In 1992 Chris formed CMS Productions with the intention of developing educational resources that reflected the needs and utilized the talents of visible minorities.
5. 5. From Where to Get Snowball? Snowball is the Project in Development at http://cmsproductions.ca. You can get this screenplay from this Canadian production website. Also you can browse the YouTube channel tab from the website to find some more interesting videos.
6. 6. Contact Us 1000 Golf Links Road, PO Box 90041 Ancaster, ON, L9K 0B4 Email:ChrisSpence@CMSProductions.ca
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