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Who is Stan Smith - Pop-up Screening

  • GODDESS AND THE BAKER 165 West Superior Street Chicago, IL, 60654 United States (map)

SCHEDULE

7:00PM: Doors open; social hour

8:30PM: Movie starts

FOOD & DRINK

Soft drinks and snacks will be available. BYOB.

SYNOPSIS

From Executive Producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter, Danny Lee’s “Who is Stan Smith?'' highlights Smith’s tennis accomplishments, but also covers his humanitarian feats off the tennis court: Smith’s relationship with Arthur Ashe heavily inspired his anti-racist activism, while touching upon his relationship with Black player, Mark Mathabane, whom Smith helped escape from apartheid in South Africa.

More than the namesake of one of the world’s most iconic sneakers, Stan Smith has lived a champion’s life on and off the tennis court. Chronicling his rise from collegiate superstar to World No.1 and beyond, Smith blazed new paths for athletes, both as a humanitarian and fashion icon. Complete with intimate first-person accounts and dynamic archival materials, “Who Is Stan Smith?” is a powerful and inspiring portrait of the man behind the shoe that became a movement.

ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by: Danny Lee

Runtime: 94 minutes

Executive Producer: LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Donald Dell, Alexandra Dell, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Donald Dell, Alexandra Dell, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Donald Dell, Alexandra Dell

Language: English

LOCATION

Goddess and the Baker
165 W Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60654

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