Summary: <p>Every week we talk about stories that should be movies. This episode: TheWrap film reporter Trey Williams tells us about 23-year-old slave Robert Smalls, who seized a Confederate ship to free his family and crewmembers - then helped win the Civil War and integrate the Navy.</p> <p>We also talk about Kanye West, why so many movies about slavery follow the same Oscar-baity but predictable formula, and the "This American Life" account of how an Oakland student inspired Steven Spielberg to make "Amistad."</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter: </p> <p><a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/Trey3Williams">@Trey3Williams</a></p> <p>@MattDonnelly</p> <p>@TimAMolloy</p> <p> </p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
