Kenya Barris, Roger Ross Williams Team for Netflix Documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump
Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a documentary feature based on the life and career of civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Variety has learned.The yet-to-be-titled documentary will be directed and produced by Nadia Hallgren, who recently received two Emmy nominations for her work on Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming.” Kenya Barris will produce via Khalabo Ink Society, while Roger Ross Williams will produce under his One Story Up Productions banner. Lauren Cioffi will also produce, with Geoff Martz executive producing.The doc will examine a number of Crump’s past and current cases, his impact on American civil rights and racial justice, and the toll such work takes on him and his family.