Sprinter (film)

Sprinter is a 2018 sports drama film which revolves around an athlete going through family issues, directed by Storm Saulter. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were the executive producers for this production.[1][2] The film premiered at the 2018 American Black Film Festival where it won awards for Best Narrative Feature, the Audience Award in the category Best Film and Best Director.[3]

Sprinter
Film poster
Directed byStorm Saulter
Written by
Robert A. Maylor

Storm Saulter

Produced by
  • Clarence Hammond
  • James Lassiter
  • Robert A. Maylor
  • Jamal M. Watson
Starring
CinematographyPedro Gómez Millán
Edited byZimo Huang
Music byJoseph Trapanese
Production
company
Overbrook Entertainment
Release date
  • June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) (American Black Film Festival)
Running time
114 minutes
CountriesJamaica
United States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

A Jamaican teen who is burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.[4]

Cast
  • Dale Elliott as Akeem Sharp
  • David Alan Grier as Coach
  • Lorraine Toussaint as Donna
  • Kadeem Wilson as Germaine Sharp
  • Bryshere Y. Gray as Marcus Brick
  • Shantol Jackson as Kerry Hall
  • Usain Bolt as Self
  • Natasha Kalimada as UK Sprinter (as Asha Kalimada)
  • Jessica Watkin as Sprint Runner
  • Nirine S. Brown as Sprint Runner

Accolades
American Black Film Festival (2018)[5]
  • Audience Award [Winner] – Narrative Feature category
  • Best Director [Winner]
  • Grand Jury Prize [Winner] – Best Narrative Feature category
Blackstar Film Festival (2019)[6]
  • Audience Award [Winner] – Best Narrative Feature category

References
  1. Clarke, Cath (2019-09-05). "Sprinter review – speedy sporting drama runs out of puff". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. Obenson, Tambay (2019-05-10). "'Sprinter' Director Storm Saulter Shows That Jamaica Means More Than James Bond". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. Davis, Judith (June 19, 2018). "Storm Saulter's 'Sprinter' Takes Home Top Award at American Black Film Festival". Medium. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  4. Sprinter (2019), retrieved 2020-10-09
  5. "American Black Film Festival ONLINE EDITION, August 21–30, 2020". American Black Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  6. "2019 Festival Award Winners Announced". 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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