A
Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School
Rowing Team
by Arshay Cooper
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a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th
Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio
The
moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who
form the first all-black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so
not only transform a sport, but their lives.
Growing up on Chicago’s
Westside in the 90’s, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street
corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by
drug addicts he calls “zombies” with strung out arms, clutching at him as he
passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep
in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street
below.
Arshay keeps to himself,
preferring to write poetry about the girl he has a crush on, and spends his
school days in the home-ec kitchen dreaming of becoming a chef. And then one
day as he’s walking out of school he notices a boat in the school lunchroom, and
a poster that reads “Join the Crew Team”.
Having no idea what the sport
of crew is, Arshay decides to take a chance. This decision to join is one that
will forever change his life, and those of his fellow teammates. As Arshay and
his teammates begin to come together to learn how to row--many never having
been in water before--the sport takes them from the mean streets of Chicago, to
the hallowed halls of the Ivy League. But Arshay and his teammates face
adversity at every turn, from racism, gang violence, and a sport that has never
seen anyone like them before.
A Most Beautiful Thing is the
inspiring true story about the most unlikely band of brothers that form a
family, and forever change a sport and their lives for the better.
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