Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story
2010, English. Directed by Bruce Alan Johnson & Christine Toy Johnson.
It's the 1940s in America and the nation is testing itself. Can a young Japanese-American basketball star overcome the odds?
TRANSCENDING - THE WAT MISAKA STORY is a documentary film about Wat Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA, by the 1947 Knicks. A Nisei who was born, raised and is still living in Utah, he was the very first collegiate draft pick, and the first draft pick ever of the New York Knicks. Overcoming the national political climate during World War II, Wat was a star player for the University of Utah 1944 and 1947 championship teams, taking 2 years off in between to serve in the U.S. Army. His perseverance and loyalty to his teammates, other Nisei friends (including those interned at Topaz) and his family are a testament to the unflappable Japanese American spirit.
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- 1h 25m
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Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 March 2010. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story?
Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story (2010) was directed by Bruce Alan Johnson and Christine Toy Johnson.