'High Flying Bird' is a Sports Movie That Wants to Disrupt the System

'Classic sports movies, like "The Natural" or "White Men Can't Jump," are typically focused on the action happening on the field or the court.  “High Flying Bird,” a new movie on Netflix, takes a slightly different approach to the sports world. Set during an NBA lockout with no end in sight, the film centers around the behind-the-scenes hustle of an agent, played by André Holland, who represents the league’s number one draft pick.  As the lockout drags on, it becomes clear that the stakes don’t look the same for the two parties at the negotiating table: the team owners, who are white, and the players, who are mainly people of color. The Takeaway  sat down with the film’s screenwriter, Tarell Alvin McCraney , alongside star André Holland, to discuss "High Flying Bird" and the connections they see between their new film and their previous collaboration, 2017 Best Picture winner, "Moonlight".'