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 and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.
Directors: Tom Ratcliffe, Becky Paige.
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Tommie Smith as Self |
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John Carlos as Self |
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Harry Edwards as Self |
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Ralph Boston as Self |
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Mel Pender as Self |
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Paul Hoffman as Self |
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Cleve Livingston as Self |
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Patty VanWolvelaere as Self |
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Edwin Roberts as Self |
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Larry Quested as Self |
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Tom Farrell as Self |
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Richard Lapchick as Self |
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Brian Meeks as Self |
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Francoise Hamlin as Self |
| Writing | Tom Ratcliffe | Writer |
| Directing | Tom Ratcliffe | Director |
| Directing | Becky Paige | Director |
| Editing | Becky Paige | Editor |
| Production | Selena Roberts | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael King | Producer |
| Production | Tom Ratcliffe | Producer |
