HOOPS, HOPES & DREAMS – documentary film
Tomato Beach created three animated sequences featuring dynamic basketball action for the documentary Hoops, Hopes & Dreams, premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the untold story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning the hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.
CREDITS
Film director: Glenn Kaino
Animated Sequences by Tomato Beach
Animation Director and Art Director – Kirill Yeretsky
Technical Director – Wing Luo
Lead Storyboard Artist – Wing Luo
Additional Storyboard Artist – Chris Wolfgang Mauch
Character Designers – Kirill Yeretsky, Wing Luo
Background Artists – Scott Brundage, Leon Nuri Keli
Editing – Kirill Yeretsky
3D Artists – Anton Tokar, Diego Murphy, Cristina Kuong
Lead Animator – Hans Carrasco
Animators – Chad Yapyapan, Anthony Cefaretti
2D Animation and Effects – Kirill Yeretsky, Scott Brundage
Compositing – Kirill Yeretsky, Anton Tokar