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Robin Roberts Secures Roberta Flack Life Rights for Biopic and Documentary

Estate cooperation positions the films to chronicle the Grammy winner’s life with authorized access.

Overview

  • Rock’n Robin Productions acquired Roberta Flack’s life rights and is developing a scripted feature and a documentary.
  • Flack’s longtime managers, Suzanne Mina Koga and Joan Martin, are collaborating on both projects.
  • Robin Roberts praised Flack as “a trailblazer” and said it is an honor to share her legacy with a new generation.
  • Flack died in February at 88 after a 2022 ALS diagnosis, following a career defined by hits like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song.”
  • The production company’s recent credits include ABC/Hulu’s Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After The Storm, Netflix’s A King Like Me, and Lifetime’s I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story.