Tommie Smith
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Salute (2008)
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...

Stand (2023)
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he...

Black Power Salute (2008)
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...

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and...

Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
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...

Because They Believed (2024)
Documentary containing interviews of athletic trailblazers that were the first to break through racial barriers to participate in professional sports.

Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams (2012)
Algerian director Hamid Benamra turns his focus to Mustapha Boutadjine, a charming, mercurial collage artist in Paris whose very work methods embody...

The Price of Protest (2019)
United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against...

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

1968 (2018)
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...

With Drawn Arms (2020)
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...

The Early Show (1999)
The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7...

Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive...

Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995)
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that...

Le Siècle des icônes (1970)
Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.