I Saw the SignBlack Lives Matter

24 min

Available until 19/03/2026

The 1968 Olympic Games were marked by a powerful image: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two black athletes raised their fists in protest against the oppression of African-Americans in the United States. More than fifty years later, the gesture of the raised fist has been taken up by the Black Lives Matter movement. But where does the raised fist originate?

Director

Loraine Blumenthal

Country

Germany

Year

2023

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