Scenes from the Divide + The Baddest Speechwriter of All + La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave)
A trio of documentaries survey the American political landscape, both past and present. Featuring MLK Jr. speechwriter Clarence B. Jones (in Stephen Curry’s directorial debut); Rising voice Nezza, who sings an anthem of hope at an LA Dodger game; and the supporters and opponents of Zohran Mamdani within NYC’s Jewish community.
Scenes from the Divide
The Baddest Speechwriter of All
La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave)
Biographies
Alison Klayman debuted with the feature documentary Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry (Festival 2012), which won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and earned its director a spot on the New York Times’ “20 Director to Watch” list. Among her other works are Take Your Pills (2018), The Brink (2019), Jagged (2021), and Unfinished Business (2022). Before becoming a filmmaker, she was a radio journalist, and she contributed radio commentaries for NPR’s All Things Considered.
Stephen Curry’s on and off court legacy is underscored by transformation and innovation. He is the co-founder of Unanimous Media, a multimedia company rooted in the mission to develop, create and distribute compelling family, faith and sports-based content across a range of mediums—from film to podcasts and publishing. The Golden State Warriors great makes his directing debut with The Baddest Speechwriter of All.
Ben Proudfoot is the filmmaking visionary and creative force behind Breakwater Studios, an LA-based company that has produced an illustrious array of award-winning films that highlight unsung heroes throughout American history and beyond. He is a two-time Academy Award winner with The Queen of Basketball (2021) and The Last Repair Shop (2023). Through Breakwater, Ben proudly leads 23 full-time filmmaking staff to produce documentary shorts and nurture partnerships with the likes of The New York Times, Barack and Michelle Obama, Lewis Hamiliton, Naomi Osaka, and many more.
When Cristina Costantini was a little girl in Milwaukee, WI, her contribution to a school mural depicting heroes was a representation of astronaut Sally Ride. Costantini grew up to make Sally, winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. After beginning her career as an investigative journalist, she made her documentary feature debut with Science Fair (2018), winner of audience awards as Sundance and SXSW. Her other features include Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) and Own the Room (2021).
