JESSE OWENS AT IFC IN NYC TUES, APRIL 17 @ 8:00 PM
The Black Documentary Collective partners with Stranger Than Fiction to show JESSE OWENS at IFC Tuesday night!Tuesday, April 17th 8:00 PM
Tickets: $16
Q&A with director Laurens Grant to follow
IFC is located at 323 Sixth Ave. @ 3rd Street in NYC. For more info, go to: http://stfdocs.com/films/jesse_owens/
About the Film:
JESSE OWENS is a Firelight Films production for the PBS series American Experience. It centers on the African American track and field star, Jesse Owens, who triumphed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin amidst the rise of Nazi propaganda. Despite the racial discrimination he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the front of a bus. The story of the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper who triumphed over adversity to become a hero and world champion, JESSE OWENS is also about the elusive, fleeting quality of fame and the way Americans idolize athletes when they suit our purpose, and forget them once they don't.
The film will premiere on the PBS series American Experience Tuesday, May 1 at 8:00 PM EST.
CREDITS
Produced and Directed By
Laurens Grant
Written and Produced By
Stanley Nelson
Narrated By
Andre Braugher
Edited By
Aljernon Tunsil
Associate Producer
Stacey Holman
Archival Researcher
Elena Brodie-Kusa
Original Music by
Tom Phillips
Music Supervisor
Rena Kosersky
Click here for the full list of credits.
