Hoops, Hopes & Dreams vs Pen Point Percussion

Pen Point Percussion has the higher audience score (6.1/10 against 1/10 for Hoops, Hopes & Dreams). Pen Point Percussion is the shorter watch at 6m compared with 18m. Pen Point Percussion is the older of the two (1951 against 2025). Both are animation, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams posterHoops, Hopes & Dreams2025 VS Pen Point Percussion posterPen Point Percussion1951
Hoops, Hopes & DreamsPen Point Percussion
Audience score★ 1.0/10★ 6.1/10
Year20251951
Length18m6m
GenresAnimation, Documentary, HistoryAnimation, Documentary
CountryUSCanada
DirectorGlenn KainoNorman McLaren
Main castJemele Hill, Reginald Love, Michael Strautmanis, Jerry West, Andrew YoungNorman McLaren

Synopsis

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.

Pen Point Percussion

A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

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