# Common Joins Documentary Short ‘The Second Life of Freddie Nole’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/common-joins-documentary-short-the-second-life-of-freddie-nole-as-executive-producer-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-06T19:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T19:27:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/common-the-second-life-of-freddie-executive-producer-1236940915/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Common joins a short documentary as executive producer.
- Freddie Nole spent nearly 50 years in prison.
- The film is nominated for a 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Award.

## Summary

Common has joined Dana Nachman’s short documentary *The Second Life of Freddie Nole* as an executive producer. The film follows Nole as he helps a newly released prisoner, and reveals that Nole himself spent nearly 50 years in prison after receiving a life sentence at 17.

The film premiered at Tribeca Festival in June and has since screened at several festivals, including DC/DOX, Raindance London and the Hamptons International Film Festival. It is nominated for best short documentary at the 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards and is due to screen in New York on 10 November, with Common attending.

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