Love & Basketball

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood set out to make ’the Black When Harry Met Sally…’ with her debut feature, and hit her mark with this tender tale of hoop dreams and love hearts. Quincy (Omar Epps) and Monica (Sanaa Lathan) meet-cute on a local basketball court. We follow the two falling in and out of love across a decade, as they are pulled towards each other and their passion for the sport. But can they make it in a one-on-one game for keeps?

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s debut film had a real freshness on its release in 2000, capturing a side of Black life and Black love, based on her own experiences growing up in California. Produced by Spike Lee, Love & Basketball has real chemistry between its leads. A slow-burn cult classic, this is one to discover if you need your faith in love reinvigorating.