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PLAN B LISTEN BACK: DIRECTOR OF BECOMING NADIA HALLGREN ON BEING HAND-PICKED BY MICHELLE OBAMA

Becoming Two years after leaving The White House, First Lady Michelle Obama, had written her memoir, Becoming and was embarking on a book tour. She decided she wanted to turn that tour into a documentary and asked Oscar nominated, Nadia Hallgren to be the person to film and direct it.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on May 15, 2020 at 10:00am PDT Nadia told Sarina she was very excited to get the call but knew that if she and Mrs. Obama didn't get along, then no matter how talented she was, she would not get the job. Before meeting Mrs Obama, Nadia studied the Obamas for three weeks. She read every book and watched and listened to as many interviews as possible. She was nervous on her first meeting but the nerves subsided as the two women spoke about their families and lives. Mrs Obama offered Nadia the job on the spot.   View this post on Instagram   I’m excited to finally be able to share the news of what I’ve been up to the last year. Michelle Obama’s documentary ‘BECOMING’ will drop on @netflix May 6 @michelleobama shares more details about the project A post shared by Nadia (@nadiahallgren) on Apr 27, 2020 at 10:45am PDT Becoming is on Netflix now. To hear Nadia talk about making the Netflix documentary, her relationship with Michelle Obama and more click on the Listen button on the page. Tune in to Plan B Saturdays from 10am online, through the Spin 1038 app or on your radio. see more