Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)

Directed by

Deborah Riley Draper

Genre

documentary film, historical film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the 18 African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It tells their stories during the time of segregation and Nazi propaganda.

inspiringeducationalhistoricalreverentinformativepoignantreflective

What happens

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper. Amy Tiemann, Michael A. Draper, and Blair Underwood (who also narrated the film) were executive producers. The film premiered at the LA Film Festival in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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