Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story is a 2013 documentary film directed by Franklin Martin with Dutchmen Films and Cinipix. A teenager, Kevin Laue, pursues his dream to become the first one-armed man to play NCAA Division I basketball. Martin documents the daily struggles of a young man coming to terms with his need for his deceased father’s approval while battling obstacles to fulfill his dream.Synopsis
Before he was born, Laue's umbilical cord wrapped around his neck in the womb. To save his own life, Laue used his arm to protect his neck. Lack of circulation to the arm caused him to be born with an arm that ended just below the elbow. Kevin’s father died when he was in middle school. A former athlete and youth coach, his father had difficulty accepting Kevin’s disability. The will to carry on for his family and make his father proud drove Kevin to follow his own path of success by playing extraordinary basketball.