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Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)
113 min | Documentary, Sport

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Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)

113 min | Documentary, Sport

Showcases the importance of sports to the African continent's future as well as the complex relationship between America and Africa and how The BAL is a bridge between the two.

Directors

Richard Brown (co-director) | Tebogo Malope (co-director)

Writers

Richard Brown | Dan Glendenning (writer) | Andy Worboys (writer)

Producers

Jon Day (producer) | Sherene Kingma (producer) (produced by)

Composer

Segun Akinola

Cinematographers

Michael Cleary | Ebrahim Hajee | Eeb Hajee | Gaopie Kabe (SASC)

Editors

Dan Glendenning | Andy Worboys

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Updated Sep 8, 2025

Release date

Sep 8, 2025 (Canada)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
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Adam Silver Self Self See fewer	What Men Want (2019)
Joakim Noah Self Self See fewer	Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
Masai Ujiri Self Self See fewer	Untitled NBA Africa Project (2022)
Pascal Siakam Self Self See fewer	NBA on NBA TV (1999)
Carlos Morais Self Self See fewer	Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)
Mamadou Diop Self Self See fewer	Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)
Ater Majok Self Self See fewer	Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)
Aristide Mugabe Self Self See fewer	Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)
Walter Hodge Self Self See fewer	Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League (2025)