Face off one of the biggest nights of the year here. it s like with my neighborhood basketball games to shame. we are coming. everyone asks why are you going here but they ve never been here. no one came here. they think it s dangerous and crazy because but actually if you come here not dangerous. nothing. nothing. nothing. i come from one of these sorts of neighborhoods. the type of neighborhoods that often make the papers. it s so important for people to remember, these places you eeo see on the news are also people s homes. they are french. this is a bit different than america i think here you have to make a choice between be french or be your origin. like the citizens. no, not officially. first of all you are french. but you feel.
It s way off the beaten path in the outer reaches of the northern suburbs. let s be clear. tourists never come here. but i ve been invited to watch street ball with artist and photographer marvin bonaire who grew up taking pictures in the louvre and now in the garden. so how long have you guys been doing this? inspired by the famous african cup, le cans is an annual football tournament held yearly. players form teams with their family s nation of origin and face off. it s one of the biggest nights of the year here. this is putting my neighborhood basketball games to shame. this is legit, man. yeah. when we were coming here, everyone was asking us, why are you going here? but they ve never been here. no one came here.
Neighborhood basketball games to shame. this is legit, man. yeah. when we were coming here, everyone was asking us, why are you going here? but they ve never been here. no one came here. they think it s a dangerous and crazy because everyone say that. but actually, if you come here, look at. yeah. what is under us? nothing. nothing. i come from one of these sorts of neighborhoods, the type of neighborhoods that often made the paper. it s so important for people to remember these places you see on the news are also people s homes. it s different. it s a bit different than america, i think. here you have to make a choice between be friends or be your origins. not officially. your passport, your friends. i mean, how you feel. because sometimes you re not feeling french, especially in a place like this.