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'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. 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.

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.

Cast



* Lorraine Toussaint as Donna

* David Alan Grier as Coach

* Bryshere Y. Gray as Marcus Brick

* Shantol Jackson as Kerry Hall

* Nirine S. Brown as Sprint Runner

* Dale Elliott as Akeem Sharp

* Usain Bolt as Self

* Natasha Kalimada as UK Sprinter (as Asha Kalimada)

* Kadeem Wilson as Germaine Sharp

* Jessica Watkin as Sprint Runner

Accolades



; American Black Film Festival (2018)

* Audience Award [Winner] Narrative Feature category

* Best Director [Winner]

* Grand Jury Prize [Winner] Best Narrative Feature category

; Blackstar Film Festival (2019)

* Audience Award [Winner] Best Narrative Feature category

References




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