Movies: Tommie Smith

  • 2016
    O.J.: Made in America

    O.J.: Made in America (2016)

    O.J.: Made in America

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    A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation....

    O.J.: Made in America
  • 2022
    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)

    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

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    Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee....

    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
  • 2022
    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

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    Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cultural backdrop, all while helping to define what it means to be one of America’s first Black sports ...

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!
  • 2023
    Stand

    Stand (2023)

    Stand

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    Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam. His...

    Stand
  • 2019
    The Price of Protest

    The Price of Protest (2019)

    The Price of Protest

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    United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against black people. Part of the population regards the gesture as an unacceptable affront to the flag. Late...

    The Price of Protest
  • 1985
    Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow (1985)

    Broken Rainbow

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    Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona....

    Broken Rainbow
  • 2008
    Black Power Salute

    Black Power Salute (2008)

    Black Power Salute

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    A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their...

    Black Power Salute
  • 2020
    With Drawn Arms

    With Drawn Arms (2020)

    With Drawn Arms

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    The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the world watched as two American runners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took the...

    With Drawn Arms
  • 2018
    1968

    1968 (2018)

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    At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming one of the defining images of the 20th century....

    1968
  • 2024
    Because They Believed

    Because They Believed (2024)

    Because They Believed

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    Documentary containing interviews of athletic trailblazers that were the first to break through racial barriers to participate in professional sports....

    Because They Believed
  • 2020
    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World (2020)

    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

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    It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing explo...

    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
  • 2012
    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams (2012)

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

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    Algerian director Hamid Benamra turns his focus to Mustapha Boutadjine, a charming, mercurial collage artist in Paris whose very work methods embody resistance, and celebrate those who work to liberate others. Boutadjine creates his portraits of Thi...

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams