Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
by Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah Riley Draper
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
by Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah Riley Draper
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OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE explores hardships and achievements of 18 largely forgotten African American Olympic heroes who competed at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. This film has 501 c 3 status via The Southern Documentary Fund. Contributions are tax-deductible within IRS guidelines.
OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE explores hardships and achievements of 18 largely forgotten African American Olympic heroes who competed at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. This film has 501 c 3 status via The Southern Documentary Fund. Contributions are tax-deductible within IRS guidelines.
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice - Why am I making this movie?
An American, a Negro...two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
W. E. B. DuBois
My mother taught school for over 4 decades. She experienced great joy in watching young minds expand and learn new things. For me, the documentary form is my classroom. My textbook is read at 24 frames per second. I choose to tell the stories others don’t--the stories of uncredited, underrepresented or misrepresented voices that have changed our world. I whole-heartedly accept responsibility and it is an honor to stand as a modern griot.
Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice follows 18 African American athletes before and after they sail to Germany to represent the U.S. at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. They represented a count
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About This Team
Director Deborah Riley Draper is a marketing guru and award-winning filmmaker. Her debut film Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution was heralded by New York Times and Los Angeles Times film critics and film festival selections at St. Louis International Film Festival, Denver DocNights, Elle Croatia Fashion Film Festival, John Hopkins Film Festival, New York Winter Film Fest and the L’Oreal Australian Fashion Film Festival. Versailles '73 won the CNN Outstanding Documentary at the Martha’s Vineyards African American Film Festival. The film also appeared by invitation at New York Fashion Week, Toronto Fashion Week, Saudi Design Week and Holon Fashion Week.
Line Producer Lacy Barnes is a world-class event producer and sports marketer. Her event production experience includes the Peach Bowl, Heritage Bowl. the NFL Experience and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Barnes attended Georgia Tech where she majored in Management. She is an avid tennis player and volunteers for Adaptive Tennis, Special Olympics and supports tennis education and play for under-privileged youth.
Music and Post-Production Executive Eric Johnson founded his own company, Johnsound Productions in 1986, while attending North Carolina State University’s School of Design. Eric’s early work included composing, writing, and recording jingles for local and regional clients as well as studio production for artists seeking recording contracts. In 1988, Eric began to move away from producing artists and began to concentrate on music for advertising as well as soundtracks for nonbroadcast corporate video and film projects. In January of 2003, Eric joined Trailblazer Studios to launch the music and sound department providing custom music, sound design, and mixing for film, video, radio, television, theatrical, and multimedia presentations.In June of 2014, Eric assumed a new role at Trailblazer as VP of Post + Sound. In this role, Eric remains intimately involved with music and sound but also oversees the continued growth of Trailblazer Studios as one of the premiere postproduction facilities in the region. Clients include commercials for Travelocity, Nationwide Insurance, Chevrolet, Sherwin Williams, and CBS Sports as well as television projects for Discovery Channel, TLC, OWN, HBO, National Geographic, PBS, and DIY/HGTV. Trailblazer has also provided ADR services for Paramount Pictures, Disney Channel, Columbia Pictures and NBC Universal.
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