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Full Interview on “A Most Beautiful Thing”

July 19, 2020

The documentary “A Most Beautiful Thing” is ready to premiere at the end of this month. It focuses on Chicago’s first all-black rowing team, examining the issues of trauma and racism in a powerful story about how kids from rival neighborhoods come together on the water. Soledad O’Brien talks with filmmaker Mary Mazzio, Arshay Cooper, the film’s inspiration, and executive producer Grant Hill.

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