Sprinter (film)

Sprinter is a 2018 sports drama film which revolves around an athlete going through family issues, directed by Storm Saulter. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were the executive producers for this production.^[1][2] The film premiered at the 2018 American Black Film Festival where it won awards for Best Narrative Feature, the Audience Award in the category Best Film and Best Director.^[3]

Sprinter
Film poster
Directed by	Storm Saulter
Written by	Robert A. Maylor Storm Saulter
Produced by	Clarence Hammond James Lassiter Robert A. Maylor Jamal M. Watson
Starring	Dale Elliott Usain Bolt Natasha Kalimada Kadeem Wilson Lorraine Toussaint David Alan Grier Bryshere Y. Gray
Cinematography	Pedro Gómez Millán
Edited by	Zimo Huang
Music by	Joseph Trapanese
Production company	Overbrook Entertainment
Release date	June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) (American Black Film Festival)
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	Jamaica United States
Language	English

Synopsis

A Jamaican teen who is burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.^[4]

Cast

• Dale Elliott as Akeem Sharp
• David Alan Grier as Coach
• Lorraine Toussaint as Donna
• Kadeem Wilson as Germaine Sharp
• Bryshere Y. Gray as Marcus Brick
• Shantol Jackson as Kerry Hall
• Usain Bolt as Self
• Natasha Kalimada as UK Sprinter (as Asha Kalimada)
• Jessica Watkin as Sprint Runner
• Nirine S. Brown as Sprint Runner

Accolades

American Black Film Festival (2018)^[5]

• Audience Award [Winner] – Narrative Feature category
• Best Director [Winner]
• Grand Jury Prize [Winner] – Best Narrative Feature category

Blackstar Film Festival (2019)^[6]

• Audience Award [Winner] – Best Narrative Feature category