Facing Icons - Facing Icons (2017) Part 6 Facing Suge Knight

Facing Icons is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history. The episodes combine archived photos and video footage with first person interviews from individuals who have known or “faced” these personalities; no single narrator for the series or any dramatization is involved. Produced by Network Entertainment. The series was nominated for the 2017 RealScreen Awards and Leo Awards. In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series. It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing.

Part 6 Facing Suge Knight

Straight outta Compton and into university on a football scholarship, Suge Knight's NFL dreams would meet an abrupt end in 1982 - the same year a gun incident would forever redirect his life. Revealing the promising boy beneath the complicated man who raised intimidation to an art form to seize his chunk of the music industry, and lost everything when he evolved into the image he so carefully cultivated.

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