Mar 8, 2017

Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant Collaboration "Dear Basketball" to Premiere at Tribeca

Glen Keane's new animated short film "Dear Basketball" will have its world premiere among the animated shorts screening at the Tribeca Film Festival next month.

Based on a poem written by NBA player Kobe Bryant to announce his retirement in 2015, the project was produced by Bryant's Kobe Studios, Believe Entertainment Group, and Sports Illustrated, and will eventually will be screened on SI.com.

Former Disney legend Glen Keane is involved, and five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams ("Jaws," "E.T.," "Jurassic Park," "Star Wars") is providing the score for "Dear Basketball."

Keane and Bryant appeared together last month as presenters at ASIFA-Hollywood's Annie Awards.

The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 19-30 in New York City.

Below are the first stills released from the project: