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The Queen of Basketball

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2021 · 22 min Documentary
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Lucy Harris glides across the court with a grace that would humble any professional athlete. Her dribble, leap, and shooting precision redefine the game in 1970s women's basketball. She collects three consecutive national championship trophies, becomes a cornerstone of the US Olympic team in Montreal, and achieves the unthinkable—being drafted by the NBA. Archival footage captures not just a sports career, but the journey of a pioneer whose name, by a strange twist of history, was erased from the dominant sports narratives.

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Year 2021
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Ben Proudfoot
Runtime 22 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (36 votes)

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The documentary restores historical justice with clarity and restrained power. It is not merely a portrait of a great athlete, but an examination of the mechanisms of collective memory and systemic erasure.

What lingers after the credits is not just admiration for Lucy Harris's skill, but a pressing question of how many such stories remain untold. It forces a rethinking of the very notion of a sports legend. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ben Proudfoot

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