| MIND/GAME: THE UNQUIET JOURNEY OF CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW (56 min) US |
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Director/Producer: Rick
Goldsmith
Description:
From the rough-edged courts of Astoria, Queens, Chamique Holdsclaw became a 3-time NCAA champ and the No. 1 draft pick in the WNBA, impressing crowds with her artistry, athleticism and drive. The “female Michael Jordan” seemed destined for a spectacular professional career—until a long-suppressed battle with mental demons threatened everything. Mind/Game chronicles Holdsclaw’s athletic accomplishments and personal setbacks, including her decision, despite public stigma, to speak out about her mental illness. Even then, she would experience a roller-coaster ride and unexpected challenges to her own recovery, in this powerful story of courage, struggle and redemption.
Biography:
Rick Goldsmith's mission is
to tell stories that encourage social engagement and active
participation in community life and the democratic process, and to
stimulate young minds to question the world around them. Rick is
currently directing and producing Stripped
for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads. Goldsmith is a two-time Academy Award nominee. He co-produced and
co-directed (with Judith Ehrlich) The
Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon
Papers, an
Academy-Award nominee for Best Feature Documentary, an Emmy nominee,
and winner of a George Foster Peabody award. He is the
Producer/Director/Editor/Co-writer of Tell
the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press,
which was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary
Feature. This acclaimed film on the pioneering muckraking journalist
was broadcast nationwide on public television and has become a staple
in college and high school journalism programs across the country.
Goldsmith also co-produced and co-directed (with Abby Ginzberg) and
edited the acclaimed Everyday
Heroes, a behind-the-headlines look at AmeriCorps and a provocative look at
youth, race and national service. Goldsmith is a member of the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); and Writers
Guild of America, West.
Contact Information:
w: https://kovnocommunications.org/films/mindgame-the-unquiet-journey-of-chamique-holdsclaw/
e: rgoldfilm@gmail.com
