Pride

Feature Film

USA, 104 minutes

Directed by Suno Gunera

Summary:

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 fixes up an abandoned recreational pool hall in a Philadelphia slum with the help of Elston, a local janitor.  When the pool hall is marked 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.  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. 

Starring: Terrance Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise and Tom Arnold.