‘For 50 years, people have been putting words into my mouth for what that fist meant,” 76-year-old Tommie Smith explains about his raised-fist pose at the 1968 Olympics. “It meant pride, power, ...
The new documentary “With Drawn Arms” chronicles the story of U.S. track and field athlete Tommie Smith, who, along with teammate John Carlos, raised his fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympics as a ...
The 1968 Summer Olympics is one of the moments in history that truly prevails beyond sports. Most have seen the pose of the two Black Olympic athletes on the victory stand, quietly protesting with ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced the ...
Starz said Monday that it has acquired rights to With Drawn Arms, the documentary about Olympian Tommie Smith who reflects on his iconic fist-thrust silent protest on the medal stand during the ...
As a Japanese-American kid growing up in Los Angeles, Glenn Kaino was drawn to the image of Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing with arms raised on the podium of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, ...
Afshin Shahidi and artist Glenn Kaino's 'With Drawn Arms' pays tribute to one of the two Black Olympians who stunned the world with a gesture in 1968. By John DeFore Recalling the occasions when ...
The Hamptons Film Festival will open its virtual and drive-in edition with the world premiere of With Drawn Arms, the documentary about the legacy of Olympian Tommie Smith’s fist-raising moment at the ...
The world premiere of the Tommie Smith documentary “With Drawn Arms” will open the Hamptons International Film Festival on Oct. 8. The film, directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi, follows the ...