Pride Screening QuizWednesday, March 21st @ 7:00pm Continental Theater, I-25 & Hampden Based on true events, Pride tells the inspiring story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970's who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods. Jim Ellis was a college-educated African-American in 1973 and couldn't find a job. Driven by his love of competitive swimming, Jim converts an abandoned recreational pool hall in a Philadelphia slum with the help of Elston, a local janitor. But when city officials mark the new Philadelphia Department of Recreation for demolition, Jim fights back - by starting the city's first African-American swim team. Recruiting troubled teens from the streets, Jim struggles to transform a motley team of novices into capable swimmers - all in time for the upcoming state championships. But as racism, violence and an unsympathetic city official threaten to tear the team apart, Jim must do everything he can to convince his swimmers that victory, both in and out of the pool, is within their reach... By turns comic, rousing and poignant, Pride is a triumphant story about team spirit and courage in the face of overwhelming odds. This film is rated PG. |
Sunday July 6, 2008
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