Amazon Original: Giannis – The Marvelous Journey
Before winning back-to-back MVPs and an NBA title, Giannis Antetokounmpo was an outcast, a young immigrant living with his family on the margins of society in Greece.
Then, inspired by the images of NBA stars he saw in an internet café, Giannis picked up a basketball. It was the first step of an epic, heartbreaking, triumphant, and ultimately marvelous journey.
National Geographic: The Flagmakers
From Academy Award-winning director Cynthia Wade, award-winning director Sharon Liese and executive producer Giannis Antetokounmpo, The Flagmakers, a meditation on the American dream, follows workers at the country’s largest maker of American flags and flagpoles, including the refugees and immigrants who have risked everything to come to the USA.
The Flagmakers won the Emmy for outstanding short documentary and was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary category.
Nike: What Are You Working On?
Even after winning the NBA Finals (and earning a Finals MVP trophy) and being named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary team, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to define his role as a leader. But it wasn’t always easy.
As a shy kid born to Nigerian immigrants in Athens, Greece, Giannis had to find a style of leadership that suited his personality. What’s emerging is a basketball player who has become confident enough to be his authentic self and inspire others to achieve their goals—no matter how improbable their journey.
Protergia: Love Interrupted
Two lovelorn children can’t get a break as the adults in their world keep piling obstacles in their path to expressing love. Giannis Antetokounmpo plays the sympathetic, empowering adult.
WhatsApp: Naija Odyssey
The true story of a basketball star, Giannis Antetokounmpo, born in Greece to Nigerian parents.
His whole life people have tried to tell him who he was. Now Giannis tells his “origin story of many origins” as he reconciles his roots, birthplace, and sense of belonging between cross-cultural worlds.
Inspired by the timeless Greek tale of the Odyssey.
