The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World (2020) explores the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to stage a historic protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, bowing their heads in silence with fists raised in solidarity as "The Star Spangled Banner" played. The documentary delves into the personal risks they took and the subsequent backlash they endured. Featuring interviews with key figures including Harry Edwards and Ralph Boston, among others. John Carlos is also seen in Malcolm X.