In a perfect world, Sue Bird’s extraordinary achievements on and off the basketball court would have already been celebrated on the big screen. Bird is the WNBA’s all-time winningest player; she also has five Olympic gold medals (one of only two basketball players ever to win that many) and four WNBA titles. Still, she’s not a household name. Director Sarah Dowland (The Innocence Files) and producers Jay Ellis(Insecure) and Aaron Bergman of Black BarMitzvah hope their new documentary, Sue Bird: In the Clutch, helps change that.
“In looking at her total record, she really stands apart as one of the greatest basketball point guards in history,” says Dowland. “And it just seems unconscionable to me that this woman could retire from the game without really being celebrated and acknowledged and absolutely known to as many people as possible.” Read More
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