Making the Sports Documentary with Gotham Chopra

The Documentary Life by The Documentary Life

May 1, 202043:08TV & Film

Sports documentaries have really come into their own as a documentary genre. The truth is that the built-in drama and sometimes off-the-field shenanigans make for some really compelling stories. Entities like ESPN's 30 F...

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