al ya ▁Province ▁Category : Al anya ▁District ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Turkey <0x0A> </s> ▁L ins an ity ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Asian - American ▁basketball ▁player ▁Jer emy ▁Lin . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁E van ▁Jackson ▁Le ong . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁traces ▁Lin ' s ▁life ▁from ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁to ▁his ▁rise ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Kn icks ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁( N BA ). ▁It ▁shows ▁him ▁over coming ▁disc ou rag ements ▁and ▁rac ism ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁success ▁through ▁his ▁faith ▁and ▁desire . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁also ▁offered ▁a ▁rare ▁view ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁among ▁Asian ▁Americans . ▁Le ong ▁had ▁fil med ▁Lin ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁star ▁college ▁basketball ▁player ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁strugg les ▁in ▁the ▁NBA . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁narr ated ▁by ▁actor ▁Daniel ▁D ae ▁Kim . ▁ ▁L ins an ity ▁premier ed ▁to ▁a ▁sold - out ▁screen ing ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Sund ance ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁received ▁a ▁" r ous ing ▁response , ▁easily ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁crowd - ple asing ▁document aries ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁festival ▁this