Opening Night: Stephen Curry: Underrated
Description
Award-winning filmmaker Peter Nicks (The Waiting Room, Festival 2012; The Force, Festival 2016; Homeroom, 2021) returns with another rousing documentary about a Bay Area institution. This time his camera turns to the celebrated and singular iconography of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. Intertwining Curry’s emergence on the court at North Carolina’s Davidson College with thrilling footage of the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors season when the team won its fourth championship of the Curry era, Nicks deftly builds a portrait of a man who continually defies expectations. In addition to career-defining moments on and off court, Nicks also explores Curry’s academic ambitions and familial bonds. With unique access, heart-pounding edits, and electrifying footage, Underrated tells the remarkable story of a local legend.
Special Thanks
Thank you to Festival sponsors Alison & Mike Mauzé, Catarina & Andy Schwab.
Attendee Information
These tickets are for the screening of Stephen Curry: Underrated and attendance at the SFFILM Opening Night Party. If you only want to see the film, click here.
Biographies
Director, cinematographer, and producer Peter Nicks made his feature directing debut with the first of his trilogy about Oakland institutions, The Waiting Room (Festival 2012), winning the Film Independent Spirit Awards Truer Than Fiction Award, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle Marlon Riggs Award, and the SFFILM Festival’s Golden Gate Award for documentary feature. The second film in the trilogy, The Force (Festival 2017), won a second SFFILM Festival Golden Gate Award and the documentary directing prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He completed the trilogy with Homeroom (Festival 2021).