7 1/2 Cinema Presents – Son of America
Tanskin Productions
Biography of Olympic bound gymnast Sean Grosvenor, a biracial boy searching for his identity in the midst of racial tension.
Son of America is the story of a biracial boy searching for his identity in the midst of racial tension.
Torn between black and white, the boy joins a group of street tumblers, in hope of joining the renowned Jesse White Tumbling Team. A chance encounter leads him to join a gymnastics team, where an Olympic Dream is born.
Questions about race and class present a challenge to the young competitor greater than the pursuit of a Gold medal… the will to survive.
Son of America is set in Chicago, Illinois and is based on real events.
Director
Raymond A ThomasPerformers
James T Alfred, Eva Loseth, Alexander Galvin, Myles A. Young, Stephen Spencer, Danny Glenn, Robert Miller, Deon Allen, Joshlyn Camille Lomax, Jeremiah Carter, Micah DeJohn Williams, Harold Dennis, The Jesse White Tumblers