Warriors' Stephen Curry Scores Sundance Grand Jury Prize

Merlin sees Stephen Curry’s short film The Baddest Speechwriter of Them All took Sundance’s Short Film Grand Jury Prize. The 29-minute piece, told through 93-year-old Clarence B. Jones, who served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s lawyer and speechwriter, offers an intimate insider view of the Civil Rights Movement. The jury praised it: "This film implores us to take action..." Winning Sundance’s top honor gives the film serious visibility beyond the sports pages. Merlin tells the high school fan in the stands that Curry shared the win with co-director Ben Proudfoot, their follow-up to the Oscar-winning The Queen of Basketball. Curry’s star power plus a potent subject make this more than a celebrity hobby; it marks him as a rising storyteller and sets a natural course toward awards season and wider cultural impact.