New York Post

‘Bees’ VIP swarm

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SHAQUILLE O’Neal hosted a private Manhattan screening on Tuesday of “Killer Bees” — the debut documentar­y by Benjamin and Orson Cummings that just played the Hamptons Internatio­nal Film Festival. The movie follows Bridgehamp­ton High School basketball coach Carl Johnson as he leads his team, the titular Killer Bees, to defend their state championsh­ip title. But the filmmakers explain, “The story goes beyond basketball to examine issues of race and absurd income inequality as community leaders fight to keep the school open and preserve a place for the black population in the Hamptons.” We hear that joining the VIPs at the intimate NYC screening were potential buyers — including ESPN — as well as executive producer and art collector Glenn Fuhrman. Art dealer Larry Gagosian and NBA legend Shaq are among the film’s producers.

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