Tommie Smith Movies

  • 2008
    Salute

    Salute

    Salute

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    The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less know...

    Salute
  • 2023
    Stand

    Stand

    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 overc...

    Stand
  • 2008
    Black Power Salute

    Black Power Salute

    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 i...

    Black Power Salute
  • 2022
    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

    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...

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

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    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 cul...

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!
  • 2016
    O.J.: Made in America

    O.J.: Made in America

    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 fracture...

    O.J.: Made in America
  • 2024
    Because They Believed

    Because They Believed

    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
  • 2012
    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

    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 r...

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
  • 2019
    The Price of Protest

    The Price of Protest

    The Price of Protest

    7.62019HD

    United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against b...

    The Price of Protest
  • 2020
    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

    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 a...

    The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
  • 2018
    1968

    1968

    1968

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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...

    1968
  • 2020
    With Drawn Arms

    With Drawn Arms

    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 Olympi...

    With Drawn Arms