The Game of Adetokunbo: Hasan Minhaj + Giannis Antetokounmpo (2023)

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Many immigrants change their ethnic names under the pressure to fit in and assimilate to new places. In doing so, we lose a part of our identities from the cultures that makes us, us. In this short social film, comedian Hasan Minhaj and NBA basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo go head to head-ish in a game of HORSE. Through their sideline conversation, they discover all the ways that names carry meaning and history that grounds us in who we are and the cultures we share with the world.