According to Variety, Peacock has officially acquired the U.S. streaming rights to the upcoming sports documentary movie We Dare to Dream, which focuses on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics journey of a refugee team. Following its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, the documentary will be available for streaming on December 1 on Peacock.
“The fact that Peacock has now acquired our film gives me hope that millions of people will be able to understand our story, and that we, the world’s refugees, are not the crisis,” Director Waad Al-Kateab said in a statement. “We are a consequence of multiple crises in the world from climate instability to political conflict that are causing millions, like me and my children, to lose their homes and their way of life. With new crises at a breaking point today, I think that this story about the rights and dreams of refugees to participate fully in society could not be more urgent.”
We Dare to Dream was directed by Waad Al-Kateab, who’s best known for her Oscar-nominated documentary For Sama. It is produced and financed by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia. Executive producers are Angelina Jolie, John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius, with Joanna Natasegara, Abigail Anketell-Jones, Bryn Mooser, and Kathryn Everett producing.
What to expect in We Dare to Dream?
“It is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world,” reads the synopsis. “Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing.
“Culminating in their competition at the summer Olympics, their compatriots back home and their new communities in refugee camps watch as these determined young athletes fight for their place in the world. This is their story of heart in the face of adversity, and most of all, hope for a better life.”
In addition to executive producing, Legend also made and performed an original song for the upcoming film titled “Dont Need to Sleep.” It hails from Studio Gebbia, Violet Films, XTR Studios, and Get Lifted.
