Feb 17, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Obamas acquire 9/11 film starring Michael Keaton for Netflix

Rebecca Falconer

US actor Michael Keaton arrives for the world premiere of Disney's "Dumbo" at El Capitan theatre on March 11, 2019 in Hollywood. — Actor Michael Keaton in Hollywood in 2019. Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions company has picked up a film starring Michael Keaton about the push for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund that will screen on Netflix, the streaming giant announced Wednesday.

The big picture: Since the former president and first lady signed a multi-year deal with Netflix, Higher Ground Productions has produced a raft of TV shows and won an Oscar for best documentary last year.

Their latest movie, "Worth," is based on a memoir written by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg about his work as a lawyer appointed special master of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
He's "tasked by Congress to allocate financial compensation to the victims of the tragedy — to calculate incalculable loss in the face of cynicism, bureaucracy, and the politics of division," per a Netflix statement.

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