Natalia Bryant, the oldest daughter of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, was the creative director for a new short film released by the team. She graduated from USC's film school in May.

Update 1/28/20: Unfortunately “Dear Basketball” was taken offline from the source where it had been shared. We will update this article when a new source becomes available. In the meantime, you can ...

Kobe Bryant and John Williams struck up a friendship after the Lakers legend hired the composer to score his short film "Dear Basketball." (Mike Windle / Getty Images for Turner) Only John Williams ...

Lakers legend Kobe Bryant won an Oscar Sunday night for best animated short film for his "Dear Basketball." The short was based on a poem Bryant wrote when he announced his retirement from the game.

Natalia Bryant at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones held at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Chad ...

With animation and a score by two legends — Glen Keane and John Williams, respectively — the five-minute-and-22-second-long film about the L.A. Laker great's relationship with basketball looks like a ...

Kobe Bryant has been dropped from the jury of the Animation Is Film Festival, following an online protest over his 2003 rape allegation. Bryant won an Academy Award this year for his animated short ...

Natalia Bryant is making her debut as a creative director with a short film for the Los Angeles Lakers, shared exclusively with PEOPLE Natalia included a thoughtful nod to her late father, Kobe Bryant ...