Free Film Screening and Conversation Sat June 20 – Sun June 21
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper explores the experiences of the 18 African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.. Set against the strain and turbulence of a racially divided America, which was also torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, the film follows 16 men and 2 women before, during and after their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
Film Details: Doc/USA, Germany/Dir: Deborah Riley Draper, Blair Underwood narrator/ 2016/82 m
“A resounding testimony to the legacy of trailblazing African-American Olympians” Hollywood Reporter
The Zoom Conversation with the Director, Deborah Riley Draper, will be available on Sunday, June 21 at 7 PM. Information on how to join will be sent with the link email. Sign ups have ended.
Named by Variety as one of “10 Documakers to Watch” in 2016, Deborah Riley Draper launched her career as a documentary filmmaker with two features which present the perspectives of Black American cultural icons that have contributed to shaping American history, often in ways not yet recognized – from the impact of the first Black models in the world of high fashion to the early African-American Olympians. “My whole life I thought there was only Jesse Owens, so I was proud to bring the story of all 18 for the world to see, ” Draper. IF YOU MISSED THE DISCUSSION, LISTEN HERE
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