Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterNetflix has announced a new four-part documentary series with the Emmy-winning filmmaker behind HBO’s “The Sentence.”On Jan.
29, the streaming service will roll out “We Are: The Brooklyn Saints” around the globe, an inside look at an inner-city youth football league in Brooklyn.Directed and executive produced by Rudy Valdez, the project was set up by Imagine Documentaries, the prolific non-fiction arm of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, in association with Amy Berg’s Disarming Films.Using verité footage, the series follows the league geared toward boys aged 7-13 years old — where the Brooklyn Saints team serves as more than a sport, but a family and vehicle for opportunity.
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