ESPN invokes a serious love of all things sport, but one thing that wouldn't naturally come to mind is the documentary form. The net launched ESPN Films in March, and executive producer at ESPN, Connor Schell, explains just why the sports net is tapping Spike Lee, Barbara Kopple and Jon Alpert to turn their non-fiction lens to sports, and trolling Sundance and their own fest for docs.
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