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NEW YORK \u2013 Drifting Dunes Media Art Productions announced today that its award-winning feature documentary Mount Mutombo will hold its New York premiere on October 29, 2025\u00a0at the historic Beacon Theatre,\u00a0with support from\u00a0the\u00a0NBA.<\/p>\n
Directed and produced by Dina Khreino, Mount Mutombo is an intimate and moving portrait of the late Dikembe Mutombo \u2014 NBA legend, humanitarian, and global ambassador \u2014 whose towering presence on and off the court inspired generations. The film traces his journey from Kinshasa, DRC, to the world stage, revealing a man whose compassion, humility, and lifelong commitment to service defined true greatness.<\/p>\n
The Beacon Theatre premiere will bring together athletes, artists, dignitaries, and fans to celebrate Mutombo\u2019s life and legacy. Following its recent festival wins, Mount Mutombo continues to resonate as a universal story of resilience, generosity, and hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis film is more than a biography; it\u2019s a reflection of how one person\u2019s humanity can move the world,\u201d said Dina Khreino, director of Mount Mutombo. \u201cDikembe believed greatness was measured not by what you have, but by what you give. It\u2019s an honor to share his spirit with audiences and to celebrate his legacy alongside the NBA, the organization that helped shape his incredible journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
The evening will feature special guests, a musical performance from the film\u2019s acclaimed score, and appearances from friends,\u00a0family\u00a0and collaborators who knew and worked alongside Mutombo throughout his remarkable life.<\/p>\n
Mount Mutombo features exclusive interviews with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Allen Iverson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Brown, Jeff Van Gundy, and Masai Ujiri, among others. The original score includes compositions by Eduardo Aram, with original theme song by African icons Sona Jobarteh and Lokua Kanza.<\/p>\n
The New York premiere precedes the film\u2019s limited theatrical engagements from Nov. 1 across select AMC Theatres in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK \u2013 Drifting Dunes Media Art Productions announced today that its award-winning feature documentary Mount Mutombo will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-248552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}