{"id":45213,"date":"2022-11-03T19:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T23:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=45213"},"modified":"2022-11-03T19:41:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T23:41:23","slug":"espn-films-announces-documentary-on-candace-parker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/03\/espn-films-announces-documentary-on-candace-parker\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Films Announces Documentary on Candace Parker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25971\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ESPN-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ESPN-Logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ESPN-Logo-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>ESPN Films today announced that production has completed on a documentary about two-time WNBA champion and basketball legend Candace Parker, with Joie Jacoby (&#8220;<em>Return to Mexico City<\/em>&#8220;) on board to direct.<\/p>\n<p>The untitled film is an intimate portrait of Parker, filmed over the past year, pivoting from private, verit\u00e9 moments to personal and professional archival footage. 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