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A documentary. It explores the dramatic tale of Jesse Owen’s athletic dedication, perseverance, and triumph over Hitler’s Aryan supremacy agenda and his resilience against racism both abroad and at home in the U.S. The documentary also features archival Olympic footage and interviews from Owens animation and first-hand interviews from family members, journalists, historians, and athletes including Carl Lewis, and Owen’s daughters Marlene and Beverly Owens.Set during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and just three-years before the start of WWII, African American track and field athlete Jesse Owens took the world stage and launched into international fame by making Olympic history after winning four gold medals in olympics games. This feat made him arguably one of the greatest and most impactful athletes of all time.