Ben Proudfoot’s film ‘The Queen of Basketball’ claimed the Oscar for best documentary on Monday night. Congratulations to Ben Proudfoot (son of Acting Registrar, Dr. Madine VanderPlaat) on winning an #Oscar for Best Documentary Short last night. #WorldWithoutLimits #ArtsWithImpact https://t.co/L67RDwQE48 — SMU Halifax (@smuhalifax) March 28, 2022The 22-minute long film centres on the story of Lusia “Lucy” Harris. She was the only woman to be drafted by the NBA and was a basketball phenomenon in the 1970s. Harris was also the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and the first to score a basket in the Olympics.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2022 12:30 UTC