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Manti Te'o was ready to tell his story. This Utah filmmaker helped him do it

Manti Te’o in the Netflix documentary “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist.” The two-part film was co-directed by Utah filmmaker Tony Vainuku.

Manti Te’o in the Netflix documentary “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist.” The two-part film was co-directed by Utah filmmaker Tony Vainuku. (Netflix)


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Before agreeing to direct "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist," a Netflix documentary that revisits the Manti Te'o catfishing saga, Tony Vainuku wanted to talk to Te'o. Specifically, he wanted to know how Te'o was doing and why he hadn't told his story.

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