Trailer & Poster To ‘Citizen Ashe’ - Doc On Tennis Great Arthur Ashe
Magnolia Pictures/CNN Films/HBO Max have released a trailer for ‘Citizen Ashe,’ an exploration of the legacy of tennis great and humanitarian Arthur Ashe from Emmy Award-winner Rex Miller and Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard
CITIZEN ASHE will be released theatrically on December 3rd in NYC and December 10th in LA.
Followed by CNN’s broadcast premiere and HBO Max’s streaming premiere
Directors Rex Miller and Sam Pollard explore the enduring legacy of tennis great and humanitarian Arthur Ashe in a feature documentary as elegant, meaningful, and poignant as the life he lived. Ashe’s widow, brother, friends from his childhood in Richmond to his Grand Slam tournament playing and coaching days, as well as confidantes that nurtured his personal evolution from sports legend to global activist, describe the key events that shaped Ashe’s quiet determination to ‘use what he had to do what he could.’
Producers include Beth Hubbard, Anna Godas, Rex Miller, Steven Cantor, and Jamie Schutz. On the executive producing team are David Acker, William Ackman, David Barden, Geralyn Dreyfous, Nina and David Fialkow; Patty Quillin, Rick Rosenthal, Regina K. Scully, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, Tony Tabatznik, David Ulich, Steven Ungerleider, John Legend, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius, and Alex Gibney.
