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Series Synopsis
This Washington, DC team was led by Coach Michael McLeese, who has coached many players who became top basketball players in NCAA division 1 schools, and even some that went on to play professionally in both the NBA and overseas leagues. What makes this team and year so special is that it was not stacked with star players but filled with unknown talented athletes from the inner city.
These 13 young men pushed beyond what was expected of them and avoided the pitfalls of street life to achieve their goals. Each player had their own hardships off court but being a part of this team helped them succeed both academically and in sports, with “55” ultimately becoming their way of life.
We follow the team’s journey throughout the season, including regaining the title of the DCIAA champions, City Title champions, Whataburger Basketball Tournament champions, City of Palms Classic champions and winning the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Basketball Tournament in Athens Greece representing the USA.
Key Team
Angel Williams – Writer/Producer – Angel Williams, a writer and producer, who hails from Washington, D.C. but currently lives in Denver, CO. She is an U.S. Army disabled veteran that was given an opportunity to attend the Writer’s Guild Initiative, where she turned her short stories into screenplays. She is a fellow of Respectability Entertainment Lab. She has placed as a semi-finalist in the ScreenCraft Film Fund for multiple of her screenplays and has made the Coverfly’s Red List as well. Angel not only witnessed the journey of this Dunbar basketball team but was dating and now married to one of the former players, Roland Williams.
Keonia Williams – Director/Producer – Keonia Williams, an actress, writer, and producer, born in Washington, DC. Known as Ke-Ke, started acting at the age of 9, in theater and then into theTV/Film. She appeared in, Dear Eleanor, The Accountant, Netflix Original Film Amateur, and Netflix Original Series Daybreak. She is the co-founder of Soldier Up Productions with her mother, Angel Williams. She recently produced her first short film, In Real Life and is finishing her first feature script titled, Rare. Keonia is the oldest daughter of Roland Williams, who was one of the former players of the Dunbar basketball team.
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