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Sweetwater 2023
Biographical dramaIndependentSports drama
Sweetwater is a 2023 American biographical sports film focusing on Nat Clifton, the first African-American to sign an NBA contract. Martin Guigui wrote and directed the film, which features Everett Osborne in the lead role as Clifton. Supporting cast includes Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss, and Kevin Pollak. The movie premiered on April 14, 2023 through Briarcliff Entertainment. At the 55th NAACP Image Awards, it received a nomination for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.
Cast
- Everett OsborneSweetwater
- Cary ElwesNed Irish
- Jeremy PivenJoe Lapchick
- Kevin PollakAbe Saperstein
- Richard DreyfussMaurice Podoloff
- Jim Caviezela sports writer
- EmmalineJeanne Staples
- Eric RobertsJudd
- Ernest Harden Jr.Will Robinson
- Robert Ri'chardPop
- Kevin DaleyGoose
- Liam RisingerRichard
- Gary Clark Jr.T-Bone
- Mike StarrEddie Gottlieb
- Jim Meskimena desk clerk
- Ian FisherMo
- Bobby PortisEarl Lloyd
Crew
- Director
- Martin Guigui
- Writer
- Martin Guigui
- Producer
- Josi W. Konski, Tim Moore, Dahlia Waingort Guigui, Darren Moorman
- Cinematography
- Massimo Zeri
- Editing
- Eric Potter
- Music
- Jeff Cardoni, Martin Guigui
Details
- Production
- Reserve Entertainment, Sunset Pictures
- Distributor
- Briarcliff Entertainment
- Budget
- $8 million
- Box office
- $541,633
