The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
69 mins
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.
Ralph Boston
Self
Mel Pender
Self
Paul Hoffman
Self
Cleve Livingston
Self
Edwin Roberts
Self
Larry Quested
Self
Tom Farrell
Self
Richard Lapchick
Self
Brian Meeks
Self
Francoise Hamlin
Self
Tom Ratcliffe
Writer
Becky Paige
Director
Tom Ratcliffe
Director
Becky Paige
Editor
Selena Roberts
Executive Producer
Tom Ratcliffe
Producer
Michael King
Producer