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‘Hoops, Hopes & Dreams’ Producer Jesse Williams on Dr. Martin Luther King’s Love of Basketball and How Modern Leaders Could Learn From Him — Sundance
Jesse Williams produced the short documentary "'Hoops, Hopes & Dreams," which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
At its core, it’s about how two leaders — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Obama — both made inroads in communities thanks to their love of playing basketball. The filmmakers behind “Dreams” — director and producer Glenn Kaino, as well as producers Alexys Feaster, Afshin Shahidi and Jesse Williams — stopped by the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance to talk about how the themes of their film are resonating with modern audiences, and why people should know about Dr. King’s history as a basketball player. “The value of looking and making eye contact and being present with people and meeting them in the language, and the lifestyle they’re already living.
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