Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee are coming together. ESPN Films announced on Wednesday that the legendary director will be directing a documentary series on the former NFL quarterback.
The unlikely pair, who were seated together court side at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks match-up against the Memphis Grizzlies, have started production on the docuseries for the Disney-owned sports cabler.
The full release from ESPN:
“ESPN Films today announced that production has started on the previously announced multi-part documentary on Colin Kaepernick, with Spike Lee on board to direct. The project was announced last year as part of The Walt Disney Company’s overall first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media.
Kaepernick, who has never given a full, first-person account of his journey, is collaborating closely with Lee who plans to use extensive new interviews and a vast never-before-seen archive to help Kaepernick tell his story from his perspective.
The documentary will be executive produced by ESPN Films and produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. Kaepernick is partnering with former ESPN television personality Jemele Hill, who is also a producer on the project.
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Further details on the project will be announced at a later date.”
Kaepernick, who knelt for the national anthem to protest racial injustices, has not played in the National Football League since 2016.
