Sha’Carri Richardson Proves She’s Still A Champ in Sundance’s Short Documentary
Sha’Carri Richardson prepares for the 2020 Olympics. (Picture by Sundance Institute).
In the short film Sub Eleven Seconds, Sha’Carri Richardson is gearing up for the 2020 Olympic Games. In the film, directed by Bafic, the audience sees a more in-depth track star that reveals she’s gone through a lot of adversity to get where she is today.
“Time is a blessing and a curse for me,” Richardson said. “I love when the time is short, but I only love it on the track. Time is my worst enemy. In my personal life, I feel that time has cheated me.”
Despite Richardson's sacrifices, she said that she doesn’t regret where she is today. Instead, she revealed that she never thought she would be running the times she does now at the age of 21.
Richardson revealed in the film that while on the track, she zeroes in on her goals and aspirations. She focuses on her support system; her grandmother has been her number one champion throughout her athletic career.
“My grandmother always told me, ‘We start stuff, and we finish it. We don’t stop.’ And that’s been my motivation,” she said.
Her grandmother’s words carry her over as she races in the Trials for the Olympics in Eugene, Oregon where she ran 10.9 seconds, beating the competition. Richardson won first place in the race.
“I’m an Olympian,” she yelled in the film.
After the win, a reporter congratulated Richardson, who got emotional on camera.
“I won, despite the hardships I go through,” she said. “After finding out my biological mother passed away, I continued to push through. No one knows what I go through except my family and my coach.”
Sub Eleven Seconds is playing in the Sundance Film Festival until January 31, 2022.