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The Frame

Producing Olympics human interest stories; Inside the Sundance Director's Lab: Part 2

A shot from work on the film "Afronauts" for the Sundance Directors Lab
A shot from work on the film "Afronauts" for the Sundance Directors Lab
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2016 Sundance Institute | Photo by Brandon Cruz
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From refugee athletes to individual profiles, Olympics mini-docs are a big part of the broadcast and have been since the 1970s. NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts joins us from Rio where he's reporting on his 16th Olympics; Part 2 of our look inside the Sundance Directors Lab, where eight budding filmmakers are encouraged to take risks and seize the opportunity of a lifetime.
From refugee athletes to individual profiles, Olympics mini-docs are a big part of the broadcast and have been since the 1970s. NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts joins us from Rio where he's reporting on his 16th Olympics; Part 2 of our look inside the Sundance Directors Lab, where eight budding filmmakers are encouraged to take risks and seize the opportunity of a lifetime.

NBC correspondent Jimmy Roberts is currently in Rio covering his 16th Olympic Games where he's telling the human interest stories behind the competition. From refugee athletes to individual profiles these mini-documentaries are a big part of the broadcast and have been since the 1970s; Part 2 of our look inside the Sundance Directors Lab, where eight budding filmmakers are encouraged to take risks and seize the opportunity of a lifetime.