Hardwood
Hardwood is a personal journey by director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, who explores how his father's decisions affected his life and those of his extended family. Elegantly structured into three chapters entitled "love," "recollection" and "redemption," Davis uses personal interviews, archival footage and home movies to delve into his father's past in the hope of finding a new direction for his own. At its core, Hardwood is about the power of redemption and the healing of the bonds between fathers and sons.
Hardwood is a personal journey by director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, who explores how his father's decisions affected his life and those of his extended family. Elegantly structured into three chapters entitled "love," "recollection" and "redemption," Davis uses personal interviews, archival footage and home movies to delve into his father's past in the hope of finding a new direction for his own.
At its core, Hardwood is about the power of redemption and the healing of the bonds between fathers and sons.
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writerHubert Davis
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directorHubert Davis
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editorHubert Davis
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producerErin Faith Young
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co-producerPeter Starr
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commissioning editorRudy Buttignol
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director of photographyDavid Tennant
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music composerFraser MacDougallDave Palmer
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researcherMegan Carvell Davis
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soundDavid HechenbergerCurt Frisk
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production coordinatorPaul YoungDonna Wilson
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camera assistantPeter CartyJohn Bolger
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production assistantJoey Colista
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stills photographerNicole Gurney
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title designStefan Woronko
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online editorGreg Dunlop
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coloristBill Ferwerda
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dialogue editorJonas Kunemann
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sound editorMark Beck
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re-recording engineerJohn GareAlan De Graaf
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ADR recordistJohn Dykstra
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executive producerSilva Basmajian
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accountantDianne Stewart
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insuranceAmanda ShyhinskyjHunter, Keilty, Muntz & Beatty
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legalAlana KatzLon Hall & AssociatesSonya Roberts, Reinberg, Guttenshohn, Ro
Documentary ideal for essays and reflections on family life, ethics and morality. What emotions, values, ethics or morals do you think drove Hubert, Mel and the other people in their decisions? Write a reflection from the perspective of Hubert, and then one from the perspective of his brother, Mawuli. Would you have forgiven their father, Mel, for his double life and his treatment of women if one of them was your own mother? Would you have tried to forge a relationship with your half-brother, and why?
