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Long Shot: The Story of Palo Alto’s Greatest Basketball Team
Director, Editor, Producer, 2023
Documentary Short
LONG SHOT tells the story of Palo Alto High School's unlikely journey as an underdog to win the California State Basketball Championship in 2006. Peter Diepenbrock coached a team led by six seniors, including Steven Brown, Kevin Trimble, Kheaton Scott, Cooper Miller, Brad Lehman, and Jeremy Lin — the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship. The film includes interviews with Lin, head coach Peter Diepenbrock, opposing players and coaches, and local writers.
Named First Place in the United States by the National Scholastic Press Association for Broadcast Sports Story of the Year, as well as First Place in the state of California and Second Place in the United States for Video Sports Story by the National Federation of Press Women
Watch: longshotdoc.com
Documentary Short
LONG SHOT tells the story of Palo Alto High School's unlikely journey as an underdog to win the California State Basketball Championship in 2006. Peter Diepenbrock coached a team led by six seniors, including Steven Brown, Kevin Trimble, Kheaton Scott, Cooper Miller, Brad Lehman, and Jeremy Lin — the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship. The film includes interviews with Lin, head coach Peter Diepenbrock, opposing players and coaches, and local writers.
Named First Place in the United States by the National Scholastic Press Association for Broadcast Sports Story of the Year, as well as First Place in the state of California and Second Place in the United States for Video Sports Story by the National Federation of Press Women
Watch: longshotdoc.com
INFORMATION
Nikhil Behal is a Director/Editor based in NYC, and is currently pursuing a BFA in Film/Video at Pratt Institute
Behal does Video/Photo work alongside the Chicago Bears as an NFL-Credentialed Videographer
He has experience as an in-house editor at SIRXN Productions and as the Director of Visual Content at The Barber’s Chair Network