THE DOCUMENTARY’S DIGITAL RELEASE FOLLOWS A SUCCESSFUL LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE

A Kid From Coney Island, the highly anticipated documentary on the life and career of former NBA player, Stephon Marbury is now available on all digital and on demand platforms including Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Vudu, FandangoNow, Comcast, DirecTV, Dish and more. In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, the digital release of the documentary, which provides an intimate portrayal of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Stephon Marbury, was accelerated to April 7 to immediately bring the film to homes of fans everywhere. Due to the global health crisis, theaters closed following the documentary’s successful opening weekend of its theatrical release where A Kid From Coney Island was the number one title in multiple New York City area theaters.

A Kid From Coney Island premiered with a packed house at the iconic Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 5. In attendance was the star studded crew including Stephon Marbury, executive producers Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman, producers Forest WhitakerNina Yang BongioviJason Samuels, directors Chike Ozah and Coodie Simmons.  At the premiere of A Kid From Coney Island, Forest Whitaker spoke on the documentary stating, “I do relate to Stephon’s story–he did greatness, he worked hard. He rose again as a phoenix, really, and he came back in a beautiful way, and he lets people believe and know that they can come back.”

SLAM Media, a key marketing partner of A Kid From Coney Island will include the documentary in its series of “SLAM Movie Night” events hosted on their social channels and followed with a live Q&A featuring directors Coodie and Chike tonight at 7pm ET. SLAM will release additional interviews with filmmakers and talent after the event.

Adam Figman, Editor-in-Chief and Head of Content at SLAM shares the impetus of the event, “During theshutdown, we’re launching SLAM Movie Night, in which we’ll be choosing basketball films available on VOD and streaming platforms and driving tune-in for our audience to watch those movies ‘with us.’ It will be a way of bringing our audience closer together during a moment when everyone is physically further apart than ever.”

SYNOPSIS 
Coney Island, New York is famous for a few things: Nathan’s Hot Dogs, Spike Lee’s He Got Game, and a kid from the housing projects named Stephon Marbury. A boy, who at the ripe age of 5, was told that he was going to the NBA. He had the weight of the world on his shoulders given that his three older brothers (who were elite basketball players in college) never made pro. For Stephon, there was no choice, but to redeem his family name and build a global legacy in the sport of basketball, but not without its downfalls. From Executive Producer, Kevin Durant, A Kid From Coney Island is a fascinating and honest portrayal of the turbulent, yet inspiring career of Stephon Marbury.

View The Official Trailer For A Kid From Coney Island Here