The Legend of Swee' Pea

Name: The Legend of Swee' Pea
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-11-17

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1h 20m

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Filmmaker Benjamin May chronicles the life of New York City basketball legend Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

As absorbing as "The Legend of Swee' Pea" is, it might have been even better if May had pulled back the curtain more on his off-camera interactions with his subject.

Apr 14, 2020

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

May, a radiologist making his directing debut, spends ample time with his now middle-aged subject, offering a sympathetic but clear-eyed view whose intimacy compensates to some degree for less-than-compelling storytelling.

Apr 13, 2020

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

Watching the film and listening to the man himself talking, you do see how charismatic he is. How he probably got away with all that he did. Plus the talent he possessed.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 23, 2020

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Jerry Tarkanian

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Annemarie Lawless

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Benjamin May chronicles the life of New York City basketball legend Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels.

Director: Benjamin May
Producer: Karl Hollandt, Annemarie Lawless, Daniel Levin
Screenwriter: Annemarie Lawless
Production Co: Blowback Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2020
Runtime: 1h 20m

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