The Ball Method
Synopsis
Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy before Kalani, a 10-year-old patient is exiled into the leper colony of Molokai.
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Kiersey Clemons
Alice Ball
Wallace Langham
Dr. Dean
Kyle Secor
Dr. Hollmann
Kristian Ventura
Patient
CJ Uy
Kalani
Shannon Corbett
Nurse
Edward Stasik
Visitor (as Ed Stasik)
Elizabeth Hales
Nurse Addie
Cailin McDonald
Nurse Harper
Ernie Rivera
Test Patient 1
Roma Lucero
Nurse
Aaron Louie
Patient
Christian Medina
Patient
Debbie Kindred
Patient
Marco Chiong
Student
Megan O'Grady Greene
Visitor
Jack Crish
Student
Chiayu Tsai
Photo Patient
Release History & Theatrical Window
May 18, 2020
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dagmawi Abebe
- Screenplay & Story
- Dagmawi Abebe, Javier Carmona
- Original Score
- Rahman Altın
- Original Title
- The Ball Method
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 19m
- Production Studios
- University of Southern California, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant, University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dagmawi Abebe
Dagmawi Abebe, Javier Carmona
Rahman Altın
Bash Achkar
Mehmet Gungoren, Yeon Jin Lee
Department Leadership Roster
Dagmawi Abebe
Director
Dagmawi Abebe
Writer
Javier Carmona
Writer
Bash Achkar
Director of Photography
Mehmet Gungoren
Producer
Yeon Jin Lee
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Ball Method
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What is The Ball Method about?
Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy before Kalani, a 10-year-old patient is exiled into the leper colony of Molokai.
Who directed The Ball Method?
The Ball Method was directed by Dagmawi Abebe.
Who stars in The Ball Method?
The principal cast of The Ball Method includes Kiersey Clemons, Wallace Langham, Kyle Secor, Kristian Ventura, CJ Uy.
When was The Ball Method released and how long is it?
The Ball Method was released in 2020 with a total runtime of 19m.
Who composed the musical score for The Ball Method?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Ball Method was composed by Rahman Altın.
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Ball Method?
The Ball Method holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).