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Hardwood is a canadien film of genre Documentary released in USA on 17 march 2005

Hardwood (2005)

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Released in USA 17 march 2005
Length 29minutes
OriginCanada
Rating65% 3.2753953.2753953.2753953.2753953.275395

Hardwood is a 2005 short documentary film about Canadian director Hubert Davis' relationship to his father, former Harlem Globetrotters member Mel Davis. Through interviews with his mother, his father's wife, his half-brother, and Mel Davis himself, Hubert Davis explores why Mel made the decisions that he did, and how that has affected his life.

Hardwood was met with high critical acclaim and received an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject nomination. It also aired on PBS as part of its Point of View series in 2005.
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