Luigi Mangione and Steph Curry Projects Among Sundance Short Film Program Selections

Curry, who was the subject of the Apple original film Underrated which screened at Sundance, teamed with two time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot to direct The Baddest Speechwriter of All. “Now 93, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and speechwriter reflects on the personal cost and surprising truths of making history, offering an intimate insider’s view of the Civil Rights Movement,” reads the fest description referencing Dr. Clarence B. Jones.

Dr. Clarence B. Jones appears in The Baddest Speechwriter of All directed by Proudfoot and Curry. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Brandon Somerhalder.

Another selection from the nonfiction category will investigate the aftermath of January’s catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles. Still Standing, from directors and producers Victor Tadashi Suarez and Livia Albeck-Ripka, focuses on Altadena, where the Eaton Fire destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, spared others and left toxic ash in its wake. The tragedy left residents with the “impossible decision of whether they should risk their health to return home.”