The film is being written and directed by Brian Culkin a former executive in the financial industry who has some decent basketball credentials himself

Braintree, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/05/2013 -- There is a new documentary in production featuring former 2 time NCAA champion Wayne Turner, his brother 'Tiny', and the public housing project where they grew up in Boston, MA.

The film is being written and directed by Brian Culkin a former executive in the financial industry who has some decent basketball credentials himself. A three time UCAA all star, all time leading scorer in the history of Skidmore college, and a brief professional basketball career overseas, Culkin played with the younger Turner in the summer basketball leagues of Boston.

"It's kind of funny, we were actually the starting backcourt. I played the point and he played the two. We had amazing chemistry on the court and I think that is probably the main reason why I decided to take this project on after we reconnected so many years later."

Tiny, a veritable 'streetball' legend in the basketball rich culture of Mission Hill, contacted his old friend after he had been released from prison last summer and Culkin saw a powerful story that needed to be told.

"It's not necessarily about the Turner brothers. I feel a better way to describe it would be they are representing some of the factors, both social and historical, that define this seeming binary within the basketball culture of Mission Hill."

The binary as Culkin refers to is a dividing line within the basketball culture that saw equal measures of its talent succeed, at everything from the high school level to the NBA, to the other side that beset by the various social ills inherent in a community like Mission Hill.

"The story of basketball in Mission Hill in many ways helps tell the story of the community itself. I would say, basketball became simultaneously one of the chief means of personal and creative expression as well as the capacity to transcend the limitations that Mission Hill presented to many of its youth, " said Culkin. "With the Turners you have this dichotomy so vivid and real. One one hand you have Wayne, one of the best high school basketball players in the history of Massachusetts and possibly even Kentucky whereas his brother, who possibly had even more natural talent and gifts, never really played organized basketball and spent most of his life in prison. It's tragic in some respect but it's also inspiring."

The film will be a mix of interviews and a sense of aesthetic that Culkin characterizes as 'raw and abigouos' which he hopes will translate into a unique experience. "We are going to look at the nature of public housing, historical factors such as 'The Great Migration', and of course basketball.'

The film will be ready in early 2014.

Media Contact:

Brian Culkin
Title: President
216 elm street
Braintree, ma 02184
Email ID: Brian@brianculkin.com

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Brian Culkin is a man on a mission.

Braintree, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/05/2013 -- Brian Culkin is a man on a mission. The director of an upcoming documentary film has many talents and seeks to put to work in his first creative project of this nature.

Culkin is a former executive in the financial industry while he was the CEO of United Mortgage Group, Inc a commercial and residential mortgage firm located in Boston. His firm originated over 300 million dollars while Culkin was at the helm before he decided to call it quits and look for something more fulfilling.

"I definitely second guess my decision at times. I had a pretty comfortable situation and there is no question I could have continued to grow and develop the firm had I not decided to leave."

Culkin who is a developing artist and has served as a consultant to numerous start ups as well owning and operating a large yoga and personal development center outside of Boston.

It's a big shift from his days as a high powered mortgage broker but he is hoping his recent project can create some of the excitement he left behind. Culkin is using his success in both the finance industry and his experience as a professional athlete in his early 20's to inform this project.

"It's an exciting project and I am having a blast in its development."

The story centers around the hardscrabble Mission Hill housing projects of Boston, MA and the basketball culture that developed within it over the years.

The trailer and website can be viewed here.

Media Contact
Brian Culkin
Title: President
216 elm street
Braintree, ma 02184
Email ID: Brian@brianculkin.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm