Netflix’s Coming-of-Age Tale ‘Audible’ Follows Deaf High School Football Team

Netflix’s coming-of-age documentary “Audible,” which world premiered this week at Hot Docs Film Festival, follows Maryland School for the Deaf high school athlete Amaree McKenstry and his close friends during their senior year.

Director Matt Ogens speaks to Variety about the film, whose exec producers include actor Peter Berg, the Emmy nominated creator of “Friday Night Lights,” and deaf actor and model Nyle Dimarco, winner of “America’s Next Top Model” and “Dancing With the Stars,” and a deaf community activist.Ogens, whose credits include Emmy winner “From Harlem With Love” and Emmy nominated “Why We Fight,” grew up about 30 miles from Maryland School for the Deaf, and his best friend since the age of eight is deaf, so he knew of the deaf community through his friend and knew of the school.In addition to documentaries, Ogens directs branded content and commercials, and about 10 years ago directed a campaign

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