The Queen of Basketball

The Queen of Basketball
Poster
Directed byBen Proudfoot
Produced by
StarringLusia Harris
CinematographyBrandon Somerhalder
Edited byStephanie Owens
Ben Proudfoot
Music byNicholas Jacobsen-Larson
Production
company
Breakwater Studios
Distributed byThe New York Times
Release date
  • June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10) (Tribeca)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Queen of Basketball is a 2021 American documentary short film by Ben Proudfoot about basketball legend Lusia Harris.[1][2] It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2021 and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Tribeca Film Festival
  2. ^ 'The Queen Of Basketball' Celebrates Forgotten GOAT Of Women's Game: "She Was Absolutely Extraordinary" - Deadline
  3. ^ "Canadian director's Oscar-nominated film shines a light on 'Queen of Basketball' Lusia Harris". Day 6. CBC Radio. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference oscars2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "NBA greats O'Neal, Curry win Oscar for documentary on basketball legend Lusia Harris". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.