''Sprinter'' is a 2018 sports drama film which revolves around an athlete going through family issues, directed by Storm Saulter.
Will Smith
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and
Jada Pinkett Smith
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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
* Dale Elliott as Akeem Sharp
*
David Alan Grier as Coach
*
Lorraine Toussaint
Lorraine Toussaint () is a Trinidadian-American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Toussaint began her career in theatre before ...
as Donna
* Kadeem Wilson as Germaine Sharp
*
Bryshere Y. Gray as Marcus Brick
*
Shantol Jackson as Kerry Hall
*
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
An eight-ti ...
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)
* Audience Award
inner– Narrative Feature category
* Best Director
inner* Grand Jury Prize
inner– Best Narrative Feature category
;
Blackstar Film Festival (2019)
* Audience Award
inner– Best Narrative Feature category
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt5903926
2018 films
2018 drama films
2010s sports drama films
American sports drama films
Jamaican drama films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
Films scored by Joseph Trapanese
English-language sports drama films