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Sam Pollard on making ‘The League,’ AMPTP reopens negotiations

Aug 4, 2023

30:02

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The AMPTP Waiver Meeting Is a Sign of the Studio Side's Interest in Making a Deal

2min

The AMPTP Strike Is a Way for Productions to Start Up

2min

The Return of Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs as Consultants

2min

The Importance of Bringing Back Talent to Disney

2min

The League Explores Baseball's Negro Leagues

5min

How Questlove and Radical Media Helped Raise Funds for a Documentary

2min

The Consequences of Integration in Baseball

2min

The League: A Guide to Finding Funding for a Documentary

6min

10.

The Importance of Integration in America

6min

After months of stagnation, the AMPTP has asked the Writers Guild back to the negotiating table. Is there a deal to be made? Plus, Disney re-hires some familiar faces as consultants.

Then, director Sam Pollard discusses his new doc The League, which pairs his love of baseball with his ongoing examination of Black history, and discusses working with producer Questlove and the “uphill climb” of documentary filmmaking.