LIVE Magazine, Vol 7, Issue #165

american Documentary film festival to present
“The Trials of muhammad Ali”
special one-Time-only screening scheduled for
Thursday, september 12, 2013 at Camelot Theatres in Palm springs
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on Thursday, september 12th, The American
documentary Film Festival plans to present a very
special film - The Trials of muhammad Ali. The screening,
which begins at 7:30pm, will take place at the Camelot
Theatres in Palm springs
“this is one of the first films to receive an amDocs film fund
award,” said amDocs festival Director, ted Grouya. “our film fund
industry panel of judges, consisting of three different generations
of filmmakers, saw the potential of the film, and the passion with
which director Bill siegel approached the project, and decided to
commit funds to the film. now, having screened it myself, i know we
made the right choice, and i believe the film will be in the running
for the oscars.”
the trials of Muhammad ali is in limited release at this time, so
this will be the only chance for coachella Valley audiences to see it
until it goes into general release. the film has been receiving rave
reviews, and was actually described by one reviewer as “the best
documentary ever made about the most famous draft-resister in
human history.”
Directed by academy award–nominated director Bill siegel, the
trials of Muhammad ali, successfully chronicles olympic Gold
Medalist and World Heavyweight champion boxer, cassius
clay’s conversion to islam, his decision to change his name to
Muhammad ali, and his subsequent refusal to serve in the Viet
nam war. it looks at ali’s life, not so much as a boxer, but rather as
a man on a spiritual quest that took him from being one of the most
sought after men on earth, to being a social pariah, a convicted
felon, and a political and religious target. then, in a series of events
that surprised not only the world, but at times, ali himself, he was
cleared of criminal charges by the Us supreme court, became the
first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight champion, and,
eventually, the recipient of the presidential Medal of freedom.
the trials of Muhammad ali includes never-before-seen historical
footage of ali, his family, friends and fans, his enemies and
detractors, as well as interviews shot exclusively for the film, with
ali’s brother, rahaman; his second wife, Khalilah camacho-ali;
new York times writer, robert Lipsyte; and nation of islam leader,
Louis farrakhan. What emerges is a mostly hidden history of
Muhammad ali, an opportunity for people all over the world to
see how his journey toward a full spiritual embrace of islam and
through his humanitarian work around the world, challenges each
of us to overcome today’s struggles with power, race, faith and
identity.
the trials of Muhammad ali is an amazing look at a man who
is an integral part of america. a man who speaks his mind, and
challenges convention with conviction. that man is Muhammad ali.
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