FC co-deputy editor Clinton Krute invited Pollard on the podcast to discuss his new film with scholar Samantha N. Sheppard, whose 2020 book Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen is an expansive analysis of sports documentaries and representations of Blackness on screen. They discussed the intensive research process behind the film, how the genre of the sports documentary can be used to better understand and illuminate history, and the legacy and life of Russell, who passed away in July 2022.
