Linsanity (film)

Linsanity
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEvan Jackson Leong
Produced byChristopher Chen
Allen Lu
Patricia Sun
James D. Stern
Sam Kwok
Brian Yang
StarringJeremy Lin
Narrated byDaniel Dae Kim
CinematographyEvan Jackson Leong
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Production
companies
Arowana Films
408 Films
Distributed byKetchup Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20) (Sundance)
  • March 14, 2013 (2013-03-14) (CAAMFest)
  • October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04) (US release)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
Box office$298,178[1]

Linsanity is a 2013 American documentary film about the rise of Asian-American basketball player Jeremy Lin. The film was directed by Evan Jackson Leong.

The film traces Lin's life from his childhood in Palo Alto, California to his rise to prominence in 2012 with the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] It shows him overcoming discouragements and racism and achieving success through his faith and desire.[3] The New York Times wrote that it also offered a rare view of Christianity among Asian Americans.[4] Leong had filmed Lin since he was a star college basketball player at Harvard University and during his early struggles in the NBA.[5] The film is narrated by actor Daniel Dae Kim.[6] The documentary shows Lin predicting in 2011 that he would "become a rotation player, become a starting point guard and then win an NBA championship."[7][8] He eventually won an NBA title with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.[7]

  1. ^ "Linsanity (2013) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
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  3. ^ Gonzalez Jr., Miguel (March 27, 2013). "Documenting 'Linsanity'". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  4. ^ Freedman, Samuel G. (November 15, 2013). "Off the Court, a Film's Lens on Asian-American Faith". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020.
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  6. ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy (March 25, 2013). "Freedom's Daniel Dae Kim narrates "Linsanity"". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
  7. ^ a b White, Jonathan (June 16, 2019). "Jeremy Lin predicted NBA Championship win back in 2011 during 'Linsanity' documentary". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. ^ @SportsCenter (June 15, 2019). "Jeremy Lin spoke it into existence. (h/t PZinger6/Reddit)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 25, 2021 – via Twitter.