ESPN Films Announces Spike Lee to Direct Upcoming Multi-Part Documentary on Colin KaepernickOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY ESPN ESPN Films today announced that production has started on the previously announced multi-part documentary on Colin Kaepernick, with Spike Lee on board to direct. The project was announced last year as part of The Walt Disney Company's overall first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick's production arm Ra Vision Media. Kaepernick, who has never given a full, first-person account of his journey, is collaborating closely with Lee who plans to use extensive new interviews and a vast never-before-seen archive to help Kaepernick tell his story from his perspective. The documentary will be executive produced by ESPN Films and produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. Kaepernick is partnering with former ESPN television personality Jemele Hill, who is also a producer on the project. Further details on the project will be announced at a later date.
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February 7, 2022 10:00am ET by ESPN |