THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL
Year
2026
Runtime
29 mins
Language
English
Alberta Premiere
This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: LIFE'S LIKE POETRY
Martin Luther King Jr.'s attorney and speechwriter shares personal sacrifices and revelations from his Civil Rights Movement experience, providing a behind-the-scenes perspective of this historic era.
Countries
United States- Awards
- Winner, Short Film Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival 2026Winner, Special Jury Mention for Documentary Short Film, Tribeca Film Festival, 2026
- Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival
- Director
- Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry
- Producer
- Stephen Curry, Erick Peyton, Ben Proudfoot
- Cinematographer
- Brandon Somerhalder
- Editor
- Tim Johnson, Nick Garnham Wright
- Music
- Cameron Moody
- Cast
- Clarence B. Jones