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IFMagazine – Salute to get a UK cinema release

Posted on May 7, 2012 User name admin category Articles Leave a comment

Salute to get a UK cinema release

IF Magazine [Mon 07/05/2012 01:29:04] By Sandy George

It’s a 2008 documentary but Salute has been sold to Arrow Films for an imminent UK theatrical release because of its relevance to the Olympic Games, which kick off in London on July 27.

Salute is about a very symbolic event in the history of African-America civil rights and the part played in that event by champion Australian sprinter Peter Norman.

It was in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City that Tommie Smith won the 200 metres, Norman came second and John Carlos came third – and all hell broke loose in sporting circles when the two Americans raised their fists in support of black power after accepting their medals. Read more


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