Ashe ’68

Pulsation

Ashe '68


Swiss Premiere
Brad Lichtenstein / United States of America / 2019 / 7 min / Animation, Documentary
English

Tickets

There are only a few places !

In the long and sinuous history of Afro-Americans’ struggle for civic rights, Arthur Ashe appears largely forgotten. However, this militant tennis player was the first black sportsman to win the US Open in 1968. This beautiful immersive story pays tribute to the great man.

In 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first black sportsman to win the US Open tennis tournament. Combining animation with 360° videos and archival footage, this VR documentary tells us about his private moments prior to this historical victory and reveals a character and a fighter who dedicated his life to fighting injustice. A moving story based on an event that changed the course of sports history forever.


Creation
Brad Lichtenstein
Direction
Brad Lichtenstein, Rex Miller, Jeff Fitzsimmons
Contact
Custom Reality Services
Animation
Ruah Edelstein, Masha Vasilkovsky
Editing
Daniela Cortés
Sound
Josh Evert
Music
Vernon Reid
Production
Custom Reality Services (Madeline Power), Oak Street Pictures (Beth Hubbard)
Executive Production
Oak Street Pictures (Renee Frigo)
With
Chris Eubanks
International sales
Custom Reality Services (Brad Lichtenstein)