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"Stirring... fascinating... inspiring."
— Dennis Harvey, Variety
"The best Muhammad Ali doc I've ever seen and - dare I say - I've seen 'em all."
— Dave Zirin, The Nation.
On 4/14 at 10p ET, Independent Lens is hosting its first-ever live online screening of a film simultaneously with its PBS broadcast.
Chat live with the Director of The Trials of Muhammad Ali, Bill Siegel (Kartemquin films, The Weather Underground), and connect beyond the film.
The Trials of Muhammad Ali is a Kartemquin documentary exploring Ali’s lifelong journey of spiritual transformation. From his Louisville roots, through his years in exile, to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Trials traces Ali’s path from poet to pariah to global ambassador for peace. At each stage, the challenges Ali faces go far beyond the boxing ring and ultimately encompass issues of power, race, faith and identity that confront us all.
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Video Descriptions
Independent Lens | Inspired By the Greatest To Be Her Best | Mini Doc | PBS
www.pbs.org/independentlens/trials-of-muhammad-ali/ The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres April 14, 2014 at 10pm/9c. Check local listings: www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html In a boxing gym in San Francisco, Muhammad Ali continues to inspire. Meet National Boxing Champion and US Olympic hopeful Nargis Shaghasi, an Afghan American female boxer whose success inside and outside of the ring come from bridging her passion and determination for boxing and culture. Learn more about "Independent Lens": www.pbs.org/independentlens Watch "Independent Lens" films online: video.pbs.org/program/1218239994
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
This is the story of Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. The film explores Ali's exile years when he was banned from boxing and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent.
Independent Lens | Inspired By the Greatest To Be Her Best | Mini Doc | PBS
www.pbs.org/independentlens/trials-of-muhammad-ali/ The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres April 14, 2014 at 10pm/9c. Check local listings: www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html In a boxing gym in San Francisco, Muhammad Ali continues to inspire. Meet National Boxing Champion and US Olympic hopeful Nargis Shaghasi, an Afghan American female boxer whose success inside and outside of the ring come from bridging her passion and determination for boxing and culture. Learn more about "Independent Lens": www.pbs.org/independentlens Watch "Independent Lens" films online: video.pbs.org/program/1218239994
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
This is the story of Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. The film explores Ali's exile years when he was banned from boxing and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent.
Independent Lens | Inspired By the Greatest To Be Her Best | Mini Doc | PBS
www.pbs.org/independentlens/trials-of-muhammad-ali/ The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres April 14, 2014 at 10pm/9c. Check local listings: www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html In a boxing gym in San Francisco, Muhammad Ali continues to inspire. Meet National Boxing Champion and US Olympic hopeful Nargis Shaghasi, an Afghan American female boxer whose success inside and outside of the ring come from bridging her passion and determination for boxing and culture. Learn more about "Independent Lens": www.pbs.org/independentlens Watch "Independent Lens" films online: video.pbs.org/program/1218239994
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
This is the story of Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. The film explores Ali's exile years when he was banned from boxing and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent.
Independent Lens | Inspired By the Greatest To Be Her Best | Mini Doc | PBS
www.pbs.org/independentlens/trials-of-muhammad-ali/ The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres April 14, 2014 at 10pm/9c. Check local listings: www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html In a boxing gym in San Francisco, Muhammad Ali continues to inspire. Meet National Boxing Champion and US Olympic hopeful Nargis Shaghasi, an Afghan American female boxer whose success inside and outside of the ring come from bridging her passion and determination for boxing and culture. Learn more about "Independent Lens": www.pbs.org/independentlens Watch "Independent Lens" films online: video.pbs.org/program/1218239994
Duration: 273min 37sec
Moderator
- Jonathan Remple
Digital Engagement Producer, ITVS Jonathan is an educator, mentor, writer, and producer. Before entering the public media world, Jonathan was a Fulbright Fellow in Rwanda and founder of Niger Food Relief.
Panelists
- Bill Siegel
Bill Siegel has more than 20 years of experience in documentary filmmaking and education. He co-directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Weather Underground; was a researcher on the documentary films Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story and Hoop Dreams; and was a writer on One Love, a documentary on the cultural history of basketball by Leon Gast (When We Were Kings). Siegel is vice president of school programs for the Great Books Foundation, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to literacy and lifelong learning.
- Bill Siegel
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