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Netflix Acquires Latest Film From Ben Proudfoot, Final Documentary From Late Julia Reichert And More Short Docs With Oscar Potential
Netflix has acquired four short documentaries with Oscar potential, including the latest from Ben Proudfoot, and the final film of Julia Reichert.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has lined up a blockbuster slate of short documentaries heading into Oscar season, including the latest from two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot in collaboration with the Obamas’ production company. Director: Julio Palacio ( Not the Science Type, The Crossing) Executive Producers: Academy Award Winner Roger Ross Williams(Life Animated, Music by Prudence), Khari Cain, Mañana Cain, Rostam Zafari and Dylan Mulick Producer: Sam Hanson, Sasha Levinson, Julio Palacio Logline: Makayla, a teenage girl, who has spent her life grappling with a rare form of autism that rendered her essentially nonverbal. In a final collaboration with her husband, Steven Bognar, Julia shares the intimate story of her own journey, from her youth as a working-class girl who dreamt of a larger life for herself to her discovery of documentary filmmaking and her own voice along the way.
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