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MATT DAMON + VIOLA DAVIS in Critics Choice Nominated AIR | Directed by BEN AFFLECK | FYC Best Picture
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MATT DAMON + VIOLA DAVIS in Critics Choice Nominated AIR | Directed by BEN AFFLECK | FYC Best Picture

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MATT DAMON + VIOLA DAVIS in Critics Choice Nominated AIR | Directed by BEN AFFLECK | FYC Best Picture
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"A timeless underdog story of grit, dreams, and moxie" - RogerEbert.com

AIR

From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.

Scene at the Academy
Director Ben Affleck and the film’s stars dive into two of the pivotal scenes from the film: The Air Jordan pitch scene and the phone call negotiation between Matt Damon and Viola Davis’s characters.
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The Craft of ‘Air’
Go behind the scenes with the cast and filmmakers as they break down how they brought Nike of the 1980s to vivid life.
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