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The Day Sports Stood Still
UNITED STATES · 2021

The Day Sports Stood Still

Antoine Fuqua
sports shutdown 2020 racial justice activism athlete activism COVID-19 pandemic social reckoning
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Synopsis

The story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. This sports documentary is a chronicle of the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic, and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall.

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