Documentary ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 2008 · 59m

Black Power Salute

Black Power Salute poster
Director
Geoff Small
Cast
Colin Salmon as Narrator (voice) Edwin Moses as Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984 Kwame Kwei-Armah as Self Delroy Lindo as Self Steven Millner as Self - Professor, San Jose State University Harry Edwards as Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Crew
Ian Watts — Director of Photography Adam Richardson — Editor Natasha Dack Ojumu — Producer
Synopsis

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 in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.

Mood & Themes
vietnam warolympic gamesfbiprotestblack panther partyracismhuman rightspolitical protestdesegregationradical politicsathleticsolympic athlete
Key Collaborators
Geoff Small Director Ian Watts Director of Photography Adam Richardson Editor Natasha Dack Ojumu Producer
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