City of Ali (2021)
Directed by Graham Shelby
Genres - Sports & Recreation, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Social Issues, Sports |
Release Date - Jun 4, 2021 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 81 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clare Perez-Izaguirre Lopez
This feature-length documentary directed by Graham Shelby details how for one week in 2016, the people of Kentucky - the hometown of Mohammed Ali, banded together against the odds to celebrate the life of the world famous boxer in his death. In the backdrop of a polarizing U.S presidential election, the Black Lives Matter movement and a potential ban on Muslims, over 100,000 people came out in Louisville for Ali as testament to his impact on his home state and town. Featuring footage and interviews with the man himself and previously unheard accounts from those that knew him.
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boxer, boxing, culture [social culture], memorial, political-tension, social-issues
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High Historical Importance
