![]() ![]() The film will be available to stream across all compatible devices and all EMEA regions on ESPN Player. Green of Rock’n Robin Productions, as well as Lindsay Kagawa Colas. It is executive produced by Robin Roberts, Reni Calister and John R. “Breakaway” available now on ESPN Player. “I hope the film sheds light on how society demonizes both those behind bars and those connected at home and inspires people to find inner strength and fight against a system that does not want us to win.” “I wanted to make this film not only to honour and celebrate the incredible criminal justice reform advocacy that Maya has been working toward with Jonathan Irons, but also to tell a very human story that is often told inhumanely,” said director Rudy Valdez. “Breakaway” available now on ESPN Player across all compatible desktop and mobile devices. ![]() Valdez’s previous film, “The Sentence”, winner of the US Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, explored similar themes about the criminal justice system. “Breakaway” chronicles a search for justice, and a relationship that changed the lives of two people forever. In 2019, after four WNBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, a WNBA MVP award, three All-Star MVPs, and a scoring title, Moore decided to take a sabbatical from basketball at the age of 29 to devote herself full-time to working for the release of a man named Jonathan Irons, who was wrongly convicted of burglary and assault and sentenced to 50 years in prison. ![]() Directed by Rudy Valdez, the documentary explores the story of Moore, who was one of the best basketball players in the world when she stepped away from the sport for a remarkable reason: to fight for a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned. Follow 30 for 30 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.The next instalment in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Breakaway,” about WNBA superstar and activist Maya Moore, available now on ESPN Player. Advance press screeners, additional information, including film clips and director statements and bios, are available upon request. The entire 30 for 30 library is also available on demand exclusively on ESPN+. The film will be available to stream on ESPN+ and the ESPN App immediately after its premiere and will re-air on ABC August 8th. Green of Rock'n Robin Productions, as well as Lindsay Kagawa Colas. “Breakaway” will premiere on July 13 at 9 p.m. “I wanted to make this film not only to honor and celebrate the incredible criminal justice reform advocacy that Maya has been working toward with Jonathan Irons, but also to tell a very human story that is often told inhumanely,” said director Rudy Valdez. Valdez's previous film, “The Sentence”, winner of the US Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, explored similar themes about the criminal justice system. ESPN will debut the next installment in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Breakaway,” about WNBA superstar and activist Maya Moore, on July 13. ![]()
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