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‘Ear Hustle’ Podcast Gets Documentary From Executive Producer Morgan Freeman (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Ear Hustle podcast, produced entirely inside a prison, is being adapted into a documentary feature by filmmaker Erika Cohn and executive producers Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary.
The podcast was launched in 2017 by Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods, and Antwan Williams, who were incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison at the time.
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- The documentary will follow the creators as they travel to prisons around the world
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- The documentary feature will be released
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The documentary will bring attention to the stories and experiences of those incarcerated
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- 1h agoVariety: 'Ear Hustle' is getting a documentary feature from filmmaker Erika Cohn and executive producers Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary.
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