Jesse Owens’ great Olympic performance through perseverance remembered in new documentary

Jesse Owens documentary director on Onorato & Miller

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A new documentary premiering on June 19, in celebration with the federal holiday of Juneteenth, looks at the historic performance by Jesse Owens, who won four Gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Andre Gaines, the film’s director, joined Onorato & Miller to talk about what sets this documentary apart from any of the other stories told about Owens.