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GREATER CLEVELAND URBAN FILM FESTIVAL<br />
<strong>GCUFF</strong>.ORG<br />
<strong>SEPTEMBER</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Olympic Pride American Justice<br />
Shaker Square Cinema (13116 Shaker Square ,<br />
Cleveland Ohio 44120)<br />
Filmmakers: Deborah Riley Draper<br />
This documentary explores the trials and<br />
triumphs of the 18 African-American Olympians<br />
who participated in 1936 games. Set against the<br />
strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially<br />
divided America, which was torn between<br />
boycotting Hitler's Olympics or participating in<br />
the Third Reich's grandest affair, the film follows<br />
16 men and two women before, during and after<br />
their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic<br />
Games in Berlin.<br />
Run Time; 79 min<br />
Director: Deborah Riley Draper<br />
Screening: 9/ 18 @ 4:30 pm<br />
Jim Brown?s Amer-I-Can Dream<br />
Shaker Square Cinema (13116 Shaker Square , Cleveland Ohio 44120)<br />
Almost half a century after Jim Brown left the game of football, he remains<br />
known as the most dominant running back ever. Hailed by many as one of the<br />
greatest athletes in American history Brown headed from the football field to<br />
Hollywood stardom. However his accomplishments in film and sports pale in<br />
comparison to his relentless commitment to social change. For the past 20 years<br />
the NFL legend has been unwavering in his mission to end the deadly epidemic<br />
of violence among America?s youth. Senseless killings have claimed the lives of<br />
thousands of young men and women. What seemed to be a problem reserved for<br />
large cities like Chicago and Los Angeles is now jolting smaller towns with equal<br />
frequency. The death-toll has reached inconceivable heights. In ? Jim Brown?s<br />
Amer-I-Can Dream? Filmmaker Aurora Ferlin takes you into the heart of Jim<br />
Brown?s Amer-I-Can foundation where former rival gang members re-invent<br />
themselves from predators to peacemakers. According to Brown, a lifetime<br />
marred by death and incarceration has molded these men into the perfect<br />
vehicles of change. The odds seemingly stacked against them we follow this<br />
unlikely band of brothers as they set out to change their lives and the lives of<br />
those around them. ?This intimate journey defies the typical snap shot of street<br />
culture and becomes a compelling roller-coaster ride, where the commitment of<br />
everyone involved will be put to the ultimate test.<br />
Run Time: 92 mins<br />
Director: Aurora Ferlin<br />
Screening: 9/ 18 @ 7:00 pm
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