Tag Archive: Ben Wilson

ESPN expanding ’30 for 30′ brand with more films and Grantland partnership

Our thirst for more installments of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series has officially been quenched. ESPN (parent company Disney) recognized that the sports documentary films they presented in 2009 in celebration of the network’s 30 years in existence, were the tip of the iceberg of stories to be told about our favorite athletes, teams, and …

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BENJI: ESPN Films and directors Coodie and Chike bring Ben Wilson story to screen, debuts at Tribeca

BENJI is a 30 for 30 film about slain Chicago basketball legend, Ben Wilson When I think of Ben Wilson, Langston Hughes’ poem, A Dream Deferred comes to mind. What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it …

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