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Exclusive: It was one of the most poignant and heartbreaking stories to come out of the U.S. forces’ fight against Al-Qaeda. Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman, mortally wounded, was first thought to have died in the mountains of Afghanistan in the battle of Takur Ghar. This hero who took on two dozen Taliban soldiers and saved 23 Americans was then left behind when Seal Team 6 retreated. Evidence is overwhelming that Chapman survived being hit: After the retreat, military video footage shows a man courageously fighting out of a bunker all alone on the mountain and, among other findings, Chapman’s voice was unmistakenly heard on the radio. A true American hero.

The story of the fight and what occurred has been written in a book and is also the subject of a Newsweek cover story “Honor Guard.” Now management and production shingle Thruline Entertainment has optioned an upcoming book...

When Shepard Fairey was a young man he gave his parents an ultimatum: let me go to art school or watch me flame out in college. Art school won.

“When we were arguing about it, I sort of bluffed and said, ‘Well, if you force me to go to liberal arts college, I’ll fail out and that’ll be more embarrassing than telling your friends that I get A’s finger painting,’” Fairey recalls.

That anecdote hints at the hard-nosed rebelliousness that has characterized Fairey throughout his career as street artist, creator of Andre the Giant “Obey” iconography and designer of the Obama “Hope” poster that defined a candidate and a presidency. The full range of his exploits—the political highs and the legal lows—are on display in the Hulu documentary Obey Giant, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker James Moll, that is now in contention for Emmy consideration.

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Artist, entrepreneur and activist Shepard Fairey is the subject of filmmaker James Moll's latest documentary Obey Giant. Chronicling Fairey's life from his beginning doodles to his iconic "Hope" poster for the Obama campaign and Obey campaigns, Obey Giant covers all the ups and downs of the artist's life, something that Fairey welcomed.

Stopping by The Hollywood Reporter offices for a candid conversation about the documentary, Fairey mentioned that it was crucial to showcase "the triumphs and failures in someone's life story." 

"I think it's important for people to understand my philosophies and the breadth of my practice. I was excited to...

"The idea that someone didn't like it, didn't really phase me." Hulu has premiered the trailer for the new feature-length documentary titled Obey Giant: The Art & Dissent of Shepard Fairey, which will be available on Hulu starting this weekend. Made by Oscar-winning documentarian James Moll, the film profiles the life and work of artist Shepard Fairey, following his roots in punk rock and skateboarding to his creation of the iconic Obama Hope poster and the controversy that surrounds it. We're big fans of street art and the artists behind controversial street art, including Banksy (including his two docs Exit Through the Gift Shop and Banksy Does New York) and many others. Fairey is also a prominent, well-respected artist and this seems like a fascinating, exciting look at his life and all of his work. I really want to watch this doc. Official trailer for James Moll's doc Obey Giant...