"Curry co-directed and produced a short film called "The Baddest Speechwriter of All" alongside two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot; it premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The short documentary is about the reflections of Clarence B. Jones on the Civil Rights Movement as an attorney, adviser and speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr. On Tuesday, it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for short film."
"Curry was unable to attend the awards ceremony, but the award still got to him in the Beehive State this week, thanks the Warriors' scheduled game in Salt Lake City. Sundance officials handed him the award during warmups ahead of Wednesday's 140-124 win against the Jazz. Curry even gave a short speech while on the court standing alongside his co-director, with the ambience of a blaring arena DJ set."
"Proudfoot gave his comments on the win to Deadline on Tuesday, which included high praise for his superstar co-director. "On a personal note, to share creative duties with Stephen, one of the greatest living athletes and just a truly good man, has given me an opportunity to grow as a filmmaker and be part of telling a story I probably never would have learned until Stephen called me," he told the publication. "To him and to Clarence, I am forever grateful.""
Steph Curry co-directed and produced a short film titled "The Baddest Speechwriter of All" with Ben Proudfoot. The short documentary focuses on Clarence B. Jones's reflections on the Civil Rights Movement as an attorney, adviser and speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for short film. Curry could not attend the awards ceremony, but Sundance officials handed him the award during warmups before the Warriors' 140-124 win in Salt Lake City. Curry delivered a short speech on the court alongside his co-director. Proudfoot praised Curry's creative collaboration and expressed gratitude.
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