Ava DuVernay has a special way of telling people's unique and intimate stories on the screen.The acclaimed director returns with, a six-episode limited series about Colin Kaepernick's life.
ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with DuVernay at the Netflix show's premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Thursday, where she shared how the two first connected and how she fulfilled the former NFL player-turned activist's «vision and mission» with this project.DuVernay and Kaepernick first connected after they met at an event, with the athlete later reaching out to her asking to help him share his story.«He actually reached out and said, 'I'm looking to tell my story,'» she recalled.
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