Seasons of Glory

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Seasons of Glory

Mar 2026

1h 30m

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Sports

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In the 1950s, legendary high school basketball coach Lofton Greene led the recently racially integrated River Rouge High School Panthers to a record number of state championships in a league of otherwise segregated schools. Now, almost 70 years later, LaMonta Stone, a former Panther himself, has returned to the struggling industrial town of River Rouge, Michigan, to help the Panthers chase the school's 15th State Championship. In this coming of age story, Stone and four of his student-athletes, including Seniors Brent Darby Jr. and Ahmoni Weston, and junior Legend Geeter strive on their quest to fulfill generations worth of work on and off the court by preparing for their next chapter of life.

Joseph Neff

Spectrum Culture

Mar 18, 2026

Jaafar’s film invites obvious comparisons to Hoop Dreams, although it is ultimately less impressive in its hybrid of competently executed documentary conventionalities.

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Heidy Morales

Hye's Musings

Jun 4, 2024

With excellent use of archival footage, personal interviews and on-the-court camera work, ROUGE... is a testament to the legacy of River Rouge Panthers, the need to have sports programs that support young students, and the importance of community.

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Courtney Small

POV Magazine

May 6, 2024

An engaging crowd-pleaser, Rouge captures the history and resilience of a community whose flame of hope will never burn out as long as their team is on the court.

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Apr 29, 2024

An inspirational love letter to River Rouge basketball.

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Apr 15, 2024

7/10

Rouge lists the success stories of those who graduated, went on to play at college, and then entered the workforce.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Apr 14, 2024

3.5/4.0

Rouge is both immensely entertaining to watch and has an awful lot to say.

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Todd T.

@toddat Mar 23, 2026

A story about a school that was great like 50 years ago. Move on.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 13, 2026

Real sports footage in 1.5 hours. All ages admitted worldwide.

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In the 1950s, legendary high school basketball coach Lofton Greene led the recently racially integrated River Rouge High School Panthers to a record number of state championships in a league of otherwise segregated schools. Now, almost 70 years later, LaMonta Stone, a former Panther himself, has returned to the struggling industrial town of River Rouge, Michigan, to help the Panthers chase the school's 15th State Championship. In this coming of age story, Stone and four of his student-athletes, including Seniors Brent Darby Jr. and Ahmoni Weston, and junior Legend Geeter strive on their quest to fulfill generations worth of work on and off the court by preparing for their next chapter of life.

Director: Hamoody Jaafar
Producer: Hamoody Jaafar, Razi Jafri
Distributor: Watermelon Pictures
Production Co: Mulberry Productions
Genre: Documentary, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2026
Runtime: 1h 30m

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