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Jul 2017
33m 30s

Episode 80: All Eyez On Me with Benny Bo...

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA
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Director Benny Boom discusses his new film, All Eyez on Me, with fellow Director Jeff Byrd. The film tells the story of Tupac Shakur, the prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist. The feature film charts his meteoric rise and ultimate transformation into a cultural icon before his untimely death at the age of 25. 
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