Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew is a 2021 Canadian documentary film, directed by Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and Kirk Thomas.Dana Gee, "Vancouver streetball crew back in game with new, big screen feature documentary". Vancouver Sun, October 6, 2021. The film is a portrait of the Notic Streetball Crew, a streetball team who were active in Vancouver in the early 2000s; Schaulin-Rioux and Thomas got their start in the film industry making short documentary films and performance videos about the team.Marsha Lederman, "Notic Streetball Crew returns to the court in documentary premiere at VIFF". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 2021.
The film premiered on October 8, 2021, at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival,Charlie Smith, "VIFF 2021: Streetball phenom Joey Haywood and the rest of the Notic crew immortalized in Handle With Care". The Georgia Straight, September 29, 2021. where it won the award for Best British Columbia filmMichael Scoular, "What to See at VIFF 2021: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew". Montecristo Magazine, October 6, 2021. and the Audience Award for most popular film in the True North program.Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 13, 2021.
The film was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022. It received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary (Schaulin-Rioux) and Best Original Music in a Documentary (Edo Van Breemen, Johannes Winkler).Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
See also List of basketball films
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