Curry Co-Directed Doc Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize

Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors' star point guard, added a prestigious film accolade to his basketball resume when a short documentary he co-directed won top honors at the Sundance Film Festival. "The Baddest Speechwriter of All," co-directed with two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot, received the Grand Jury Prize in the nonfiction short film category during the festival's awards ceremony on Tuesday night in Park City, Utah.

The 20-minute film centers on Clarence B. Jones, a 93-year-old lawyer and speechwriter who served as a close advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Jones shares intimate reflections on his experiences, including the personal sacrifices involved in shaping history and his role in smuggling King's writings out of Birmingham City Jail in 1963. Those notes were later published as the influential "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The documentary provides an insider's perspective on key moments, emphasizing themes of purpose, nonviolent resistance and the costs of activism.

Curry, who produced the film through his Unanimous Media company alongside Erick Peyton, could not attend the ceremony due to his NBA schedule. The...