Linsanity (film)

Linsanity
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Directed by	Evan Jackson Leong
Produced by	Christopher Chen Allen Lu Patricia Sun James D. Stern Sam Kwok Brian Yang
Starring	Jeremy Lin
Narrated by	Daniel Dae Kim
Music by	The Newton Brothers
Cinematography	Evan Jackson Leong
Production company	Arowana Films 408 Films
Distributed by	Ketchup Entertainment
Release date	January 20, 2013 (Sundance) March 14, 2013 (CAAMFest) October 4, 2013 (US release)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Mandarin
Box office	$298,178

Linsanity (2013) is a documentary film about the rise of Asian-American basketball player Jeremy Lin. The film was directed by Evan Jackson Leong.

The film traces Lin's life from his childhood in Palo Alto, California to his rise to prominence in 2012 with the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It shows him overcoming discouragements and racism and achieving success through his faith and desire.The New York Times wrote that it also offered a rare view of Christianity among Asian Americans. Leong had filmed Lin since he was a star college basketball player at Harvard University and during his early struggles in the NBA. The film is narrated by actor Daniel Dae Kim.

Linsanity premiered to a sold-out screening at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2013. The Los Angeles Times wrote that it received a "rousing response, easily making it one of the most crowd-pleasing documentaries to play the festival this year."Linsanity was the opening night film for the CAAMFest film festival in San Francisico, where it opened to a sellout on March 14. It made its Asian premiere on March 30 in a sold-out screening at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The film also opened the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on May 2.