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Pride - DVD (Biography, PG, 2007)
The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis, a college-educated African-American, can'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.
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.
