Home Court

Premiered March 24, 2025
Directed by Erica Tanamachi

An Asian American high school star pursues her hoop dreams as recruiting intensifies.

About the Documentary

Home Court is the coming-of-age story of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy in Southern California whose life intensifies as recruitment heats up. As she overcomes injury as well as racial and class differences between her home and private school worlds, in peer groups, and against rival schools, Ashley strives to become her own person and leave a legacy behind.

The Filmmakers

Erica Tanamachi

Erica Tanamachi is an MFA Cinema graduate of San Francisco State University. Her recent film, Winn, attained a PBS distribution deal. She was creative producer for Motherload (2019), which won Best International Documentary from Hollywood North Film Awards. Erica also won Best Documentary from The Documentary Foundation for her short, Living Poets.

Jenn Lee Smith

Jenn Lee Smith is a queer filmmaker and supporter of underrepresented narrative and documentary films such as Mija (2022) and Pray Away (2021). She was a part of Re-Present Media’s Re-Take Oakland program and is the founder of Bewilder Films, a production company dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices.

Brandon Soun

Brandon Soun is an emerging Cambodian American filmmaker and an Asian American Studies graduate of UCLA. His work highlights the Cambodian diaspora in America. Brandon was a 2022 Armed-With-A-Camera Fellow and his short, Conversations at the Register (2022), won the “Audience Choice Award” at the 2023 Seattle Asian American Film Festival.

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Ashley Chea dribbles the ball around a player during a game when she was still at Flintridge Prep High School, wearing white and sky blue jersey
Beyond the Films

Ashley Chea: From Flintridge Prep to Princeton to PBS

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