Director's new Tupac documentary makes amends for and illuminates the mother and son's influential lives

The filmmaker Allen Hughes initially declined to make a documentary about Tupac Shakur due to past violence between them but agreed to direct the film at the urging of Tupac's estate.
The documentary "Dear Mama" explores the life of Tupac's mother Afeni as a Black Panther and Tupac's development as an activist and artist.
In creating the film, Hughes gained a new understanding of Afeni and Tupac's impact.
Tupac had a vision of himself as a leader in civil rights and was working on a documentary about his own life and his mother's before he died.
If he were still alive today, Tupac likely would have become an influential leader and activist.