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After the Antetokounmpo family watched the film for the first time, Omotoso said they told him it really \"captured the essence\" of what they went through.

\"That's what we really wanted to do,\" Omotoso said. \"When you're making something about someone's life, you want to be sure that they see things that trigger other things. It's like, 'Ah, we remember that.'\"

\"Rise\" is now streaming on Disney+.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and \"Good Morning America.\"

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