“DOXA screens SALUTE, Thur. Feb 25 @ 7PM @ Fifth Ave Cinemas $10.00″

Olympic Black Power Saluted

On February 25th DOXA Documentary Film Festival presents the award-winning documentary SALUTE from director Matt Norman

On October 16, 1968 at the Mexico Olympics, two black American track and field medalists raised their black-gloved fists in silent protest for civil rights, while sharing the podium with white Australian runner Peter Norman. That Black Power salute is one of the most iconic images of the 20th Century.

Salute revisits this controversial incident through the eyes of that third man on that stage. Lovingly told by Peter’s nephew, Matthew, Salute is a personal reflection about a man whose courageous, simple support for human rights half a world away defied conventional logic and earned him a place in history.

Salute is a beautifully drawn portrait of three men whose bravery and strength inspired a generation of activists and is an important lesson about standing up for your beliefs in a hostile world.

Canadian premiere of award winning film.

More information here: http://doxafestival.ca/news/motionpictures/salute.html

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9NsN0ybTec

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