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Feb 27, 2024 · Kristen Lappas combined her love of storytelling and basketbal to film a documentary on the life of Giannis Antetokounmpo. When you’re Kristen Lappas, the daughter of longtime Villanova coach Steve Lappas, your childhood is pretty much spent on the road with the Wildcats.
Kristen Lappas is a director and producer with Words + Pictures. Lappas has twice won Emmys for her short sports documentaries (Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible and A Mountain to Climb) and has...
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Feb 19, 2024 · Kristen Lappas, the director of a newly released documentary about Giannis Antetokounmpo, finished each Villanova trip by writing a short story. She interviewed her father’s players about what they ate for breakfast, jotted down the things she and her brother did, and turned the memories into a book.
Feb 15, 2024 · Giannis: The Marvelous Journey makes its way to Prime on February 19. An intimate portrait of a global superstar and one of the NBA’s most dominating performers, we chatted with director Kristen Lappas to learn more about the film.
Mar 1, 2024 · We caught up with Antetokounmpo and Giannis: The Marvelous Journey director Kristen Lappas to talk about the film and the behind-the-scenes details fans didn’t see. In the film, it is revealed that a tragic loss made you consider leaving the NBA behind.
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Director: Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible. Kristen Lappas is known for Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible (2020), A Mountain to Climb (2017) and 30 for 30 (2009).
In her new film, Kristen Lappas ’09 captures the life of one of the most famous athletes in the world. Here’s how she did it. By Lisa Weidenfeld. Summer 2024. Kristen Lappas ’09 is the director of a thrilling new Amazon Prime documentary about one of the world’s biggest basketball stars.
