Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Name: Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Director: Deborah Riley Draper
Released: 2016

Deborah Riley Draper 2016

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice delves into the climate surrounding the courageous 18 African American athletes who carried the weight and hopes of an entire movement on their shoulders as they boarded a ship to Berlin Olympic Games in 1936 – a Nazi propaganda pageant that did not welcome their participation and considered them second class citizens. Their heroic turn at the Games became a seminal precursor to the Civil Rights Movement.
Narrated by executive producer and Hollywood actor Blair Underwood.

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Running Time:

52/73 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, German

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Deborah Riley Draper

Producers:

Deborah Riley Draper

Cinematographers:

Jonathan Hall

Editors:

Sandra Christie

Production Companies:

Coffee Bluff Pictures

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Deborah Riley Draper has crafted an extraordinary film that covers a little known piece of history in the important documentary
Variety

A documentary shines an overdue light on 17 African-American athletes at the 1936 Olympic Games who were not Jesse Owens.
The New York Times

Deft and comprehensive

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Chicago International Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival
BronzeLens Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival

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