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Full Interview on “A Most Beautiful Thing”

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The documentary “A Most Beautiful Thing” is ready to premiere at the end of this month. It focuses on Chicago’s first all-black rowing team, examining the issues of trauma and racism in a powerful story about how kids from rival neighborhoods come together on the water. Soledad O’Brien talks with filmmaker Mary Mazzio, Arshay Cooper, the film’s inspiration, and executive producer Grant Hill.

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