A Nipsey Hussle documentary is coming to Netflix, and it’s directed by Oscar-nominated director Ava Duvernay, as Deadline reports. The film will be co-produced by both Duvernay’s ARRAY banner and Hussle’s Marathon Films.
Netflix secured the documentary following an intense bidding war that was hosted by CAA. This project will mark Duvernay’s first return to documentaries since the Los Angeles native directed the highly lauded 13th.
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 22: Nipsey Hussle speaks to kids at the Nipsey Hussle x PUMA Hoops Basketball Court Refurbishment Reveal Event on October 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for PUMA)
The collaboration comes less than a year following Hussle’s tragic death, last March. The “Victory Lap” rapper was fatally shot in South Los Angeles outside of his apparel store, The Marathon Clothing.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 11: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay attends FYC Event For Netflix’s ‘When They See Us’ at Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios lot on August 11, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)
Duvernay honored Nipsey Hussle last month, via a tribute during the Grammys. Hussle’s estate directly reached out to Duvernay to take on the project.
