The Queen of Basketball (2021)

Name: The Queen of Basketball
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021
Duration: 22 min

Directed by Ben Proudfoot · 22 min

Year: 2021
Running time: 22 min
Countries: United States

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Lusia Harris, the film’s subject — not a still from the film. Photo: unknown Delta State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About the film

The Queen of Basketball is a 2021 American documentary short film by Ben Proudfoot about basketball legend Lusia Harris. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2021 and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary.

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What it is about

Lusia Harris

Awards on record

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

The record

Title	The Queen of Basketball
Year	2021
Directed by	Ben Proudfoot
Runs	22 min
IMDb	tt14513236
Wikidata	Q110874710

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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