The title, 30 for 30, derived from the series's genesis as 30 films in celebration of ESPN's 30th anniversary in 2009, with an exploration of the biggest stories from ESPN's first 30 years on-air, through a series of 30 one-hour films by 30 filmmakers. The idea for the series began in 2007 from columnist and founder Bill Simmons and ESPN's Connor Schell. I hope that they get to see all sides of Maya. “And also understand that she’s a person. They get to see the passion that she has for life, for other people, for justice,” he said. “Maya is a phenomenal person, and I hope that people get to see another side of her in this. But the private basketball superstar “exceeded everything that I hoped she would be and she was so much more.” There was a part of Valdez who didn’t want to do the project because he would have to meet Moore, and he didn’t want to be disappointed. Because there are a lot of people who deserve to be fought for.”
You can believe in people, and you can fight for people. “You don’t have to be a WNBA and NBA, NFL superstar to do that.
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There was a legacy in this family, pro basketball player or not, of saying, “I’m going to believe in you, I’m going to fight for you,” he said. “We have this sort of kinship in terms of we’ve both navigated the criminal justice system for many years and saw the flaws in it and wanted to say something about it."Īt the core of any criminal justice issue is the human aspect, and that’s something Valdez said he believes viewers can take away from this film. “It all sort of played together in my approach and even in my ability to connect with Maya on this,” he said. He told her story and the consequences of minimum sentencing through the award-winning film “The Sentence.” Valdez is familiar with the criminal justice system as his sister was incarcerated for 10 years. Studies estimate the rate of wrongful conviction in the United States is anywhere between 2% to 10%, and the Innocence Project details the impact. So I think telling a story like Maya’s, it’s just a testament to how far we have to go, still, in our country.” There are so many people who don’t have the resources and the means to fight for simple justice in this country. “But also there are thousands of other Jonathans still in there. He’s already lost 23 years of his life, his family lost 23 years with him, his community lost 23 years with him. “Yes, Jonathan was in prison for 23½ years and was let go because of a Brady violation. “That’s something that I hope is not lost on people when they watch this because it’s bittersweet,” Valdez told Yahoo Sports. He wrote the case against the teenager was “ very weak and circumstantial at best.”
And their story is one of the few successes.Ī Missouri judge, Daniel Green, vacated the conviction in March 2020 for a series of issues that included a fingerprint report that hadn’t been turned over to Irons’ defense team in what’s called a Brady violation. The story is one of chance meetings and a willingness to believe and fight over 23 years, which to put into perspective is nearly all of the WNBA’s existence. Jonathan Irons, Maya Moore's story 'bittersweet,' director says
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None of that was known until Moore stepped away, even while Moore sent him their own inside messages during TV interviews at games. The Williamses had taken interest in his case after first being introduced through Moore’s great-uncle, Hugh Flowers, who met Irons as a choir director. The film goes through the timeline of Moore and Irons’ relationship, which dates to 2007 when a then-18-year-old Moore visited him in prison while seeing her godparents, Cherilyn and Reggie Williams, back home in Missouri. “We can talk about Maya being one of the best basketball players to ever play the game, her championships, her personal records, all of the things that she’s done,” Valdez told Yahoo Sports, “but at the core of this film it started with one human believing in another human.” That success is put into perspective with scenes of former President Barack Obama joking how Moore has her own wing at the White House given how often she visited. Moore’s greatness, from high school to two undefeated title seasons at UConn to four titles with the Lynx, sets up the larger story.
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