“A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery,” an inspiring feature documentary about the first WNBA player both a former player and now a team owner and executive WNBA, Renee Montgomery. The film was produced by UNINTERRUPTED and P&G Studios, with Emmy Award-winning director Sandrine Orabona.
Renee Montgomery is an American two-time WNBA Champion, sportscaster, activist, and currently co-owner and vice president of Atlanta Dream. This new feature documentary portrays the making of a woman, a woman who was born in West Virginia, later crowned a national champion at the University of Connecticut and then two time WNBA champion with Minnesota Lynx, and the events of her life that helped shape her from the pain in the movie as well. It also portrays the period when her family and her community were working to ensure that Renee, as she transitioned from a player to an executive of the team, would be a force for change within the game. Renee will show part of the feature on June 14, 2008, during the screening of the 27th Annual American Black Film Festival in Miami, Fla.
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Camille Maratchi, Vice President of Unscripted and Documentaries, The Spring Hill Company, said: “The UNINTERRUPTED team has always been a fan of the court Renee Montgomery. “People that have a hard opinion about an active player or a woman who has championships won in high school, college, and the WNBA. And when Rene was the first ex-WNBA player to become a team owner and an executive in the league, she became the exact personification of the phrase we use at why it’s “More Than an Athlete.” This is something very exciting because people will have the opportunity to look what’s in fact into the heart of the entire idea of turning a professional sports team upside down.”
More about the film: “A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery” directed by Sandrine Orabona is a film by WNBA in association with UNINTERRUPTED, Storyform and P&G Studios.
The executive producers include LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Philip Byron, Renee Montgomery, Stephanie Acevedo, Kimberly Doebereiner, and Eric Austin. Camille Maratchi is also co-executive producer.
Eric austin, vp of global marketing and media innovation of P&G explains the company’s philosophy: “At P&G Studios we aren’t simply looking for great stories, we try to intertwine narratives that a society can relate to, or enlighten and provoke such interactions in the viewers.” According to a press release, “P&G Studios was excited to once again partner with UNINTERRUPTED to create a compelling narrative of women shattering stereotypes and exploring new avenues in a way that connects to the P&G brands and Renee’s narrative was ideal for Mielle, the first Black and women-led beauty brand and the official textured haircare partner of WNBA.
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Renee Montgomery, a successful player in the WNBA who currently works as an executive vice president and co-owner of Atlanta Dream franchise, is originally from West Virginia. Montgomery achieved significant successes, including three State Championships while still studying at the University of Connecticut, where she won the NCAA Championship alongside the undefeated Huskies in 2009 and was named an All-American player twice. Montgomery was drafted fourth overall to the Minnesota Lynx Basketball team in 2009 and had a successful eleven-year-long professional career during which she was also awarded an All-Star and was named the Sixth Woman of the Year. Today, she is a sports analyst, and an active business entrepreneur, and hosts several shows such as WNBA Weekly and Montgomery & Co podcast. In June 2020, Montgomery announced that she was going to opt out of the WNBA season to pay more attention to fighting for social justice reform. In February 2021, she retired with the New York Times reporting that she had become co-owner and Vice President of the Atlanta Dream team she had previously played for, making Montgomery the first player in history to not only be signed to a WNBA team, but also serve as a partner and executive.
LeBron James and Maverick Carter established The Spring Hill Company family of brands which also includes UNINTERRUPTED, the award-winning athlete storyteller which provides amazing content, experiences and consumer goods. Ever since its inception in 2015, UNINTERRUPTED has worked with athletes to encourage sports audiences to engage with culturally relevant narratives. The UNINTERRUPTED brand is backed by prominent industry creatives and has a well-known studio team that provides a wide range of sports content including high-impact TV, films and theatrical releases. Every project created by UNINTERRUPTED studios is about fostering change, where content is not produced for mere entertainment purposes but, seeks to challenge and inspire new ideas, conversations and journeys. UNINTERRUPTED has also produced a number of studio projects in the unscripted and documentary genres, including: What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali, Greatness Code, Top Class, and Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts, The Redeem Team and others.
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