[5] The film, which follows the all-male[6] sport of 9-man, was produced by a largely female crew, led by first-time director Ursula Liang and editor Michelle Chang.

[7][8] Featured in the film are U.S. volleyball Olympian and NBC commentator Kevin Wong[9][10] and Chinatown historian John Kuo Wei Tchen.

[12] The music for the film was written by Adam Rubenstein and Scott CHOPS Jung, the pioneering Chinese-American hip-hop producer and member of Mountain Brothers.

The second act of the film introduces the history of the game—traveling to Toisan (Taishan), China—and its modern-day rules, which include limiting participation by players who are not "100% Chinese."

The final act of the film unites the characters, teams, and conflicts at the NACIVT championship tournament in Boston's Chinatown, setting up Olympian Kevin Wong as the player to beat.