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SCREENDAILY – Arrow takes UK rights to Matt Norman’s Salute

Posted on May 3, 2012 User name admin category Articles 1 Comment

Taken from – SCREENDAILY UK – 2 May, 2012 | By Geoffrey Macnab

EXCLUSIVE: Film about sprinter set for UK theatrical release in July. Sprinter and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is due in London in July to support the release that month of Matt Norman’s feature documentary Salute, which is being given a theatrical release in the UK by Arrow Films. Arrow picked up the doc from Michael Favelle’s Sydney-based sales and production outfit Odin’s Eye Entertainment. The award-winning film tells the story of how Matt Norman’s uncle, Australian athlete Peter Norman, was the third man at a defining moment in Olympic Games history. Read more


CNN – Australia’s forgotten Black Power hero

Posted on April 25, 2012 User name admin category Articles 2 Comments

From the film “SALUTE”. Peter, John and Tommie.

The third man: Australia’s forgotten Black Power hero

By James Montague, CNN April 24, 2012 –

This salute made Tommie Smith and John Carlos famous. But what of sprinter Peter Norman, who finished second? This salute made Tommie Smith and John Carlos famous. But what of sprinter Peter Norman, who finished second? The forgotten hero At Mexico 1968, Australian sprinter Peter Norman won silver in the 200 meters He was the third man on the podium during the infamous Black Power salute Norman was shunned on his return to Australia for joining the protest A film sheds new light on his role in one of sport’s most iconic moments (CNN) Read more