Robin Roberts and ESPN Films have teamed on a documentary about WNBA star-turned-activist Maya Moore and her years-long fight to free a man from prison for a crime he did not commit.
The untitled documentary project, produced in partnership with Roberts’ Rock’n Robin Productions, will explore Moore’s unwavering faith; her connection with Jonathan Irons, a man wrongfully convicted and serving a prison sentence for burglary and assault; and how she stepped away from basketball to pursue justice both to prove his innocence and inspire activism in others.
Moore has been on sabbatical from the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx since 2019 to focus on criminal justice reform.
Executive produced by Roberts and directed by Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez (The Sentence), the project will feature never-before-seen archive and intimate verité, offering a deep look at Moore’s commitment to criminal justice reform and her pursuit of freedom for a man unjustly imprisoned.
The untitled documentary project, produced in partnership with Roberts’ Rock’n Robin Productions, will explore Moore’s unwavering faith; her connection with Jonathan Irons, a man wrongfully convicted and serving a prison sentence for burglary and assault; and how she stepped away from basketball to pursue justice both to prove his innocence and inspire activism in others.
Moore has been on sabbatical from the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx since 2019 to focus on criminal justice reform.
Executive produced by Roberts and directed by Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez (The Sentence), the project will feature never-before-seen archive and intimate verité, offering a deep look at Moore’s commitment to criminal justice reform and her pursuit of freedom for a man unjustly imprisoned.
- 9/16/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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