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​THROUGH THE BANKS
​OF THE RED CEDAR

Showtimes

Thursday, April  26 at 7:00pm
With director Q & A to follow



Synopsis

Through the Banks of the Red Cedar, a play on the Michigan State University fight song, follows the 50 year legacy of the filmmaker’s father, legendary Vikings wide-receiver Gene Washington (College Football Hall of Fame, Big Ten Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award, Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame, 50 Greatest Vikings Honoree) from the segregated South to MSU alongside highly decorated teammates Bubba Smith (Defensive Lineman), George Webster (Rover Back) and Clinton Jones (Running Back) as they become members of the first fully integrated football team in America, later making history as first round picks in the 1967 Draft.
The film unfolds through the eyes of the filmmaker, Maya Washington, Gene's youngest daughter, as she uncovers her father's journey and the impact of this legacy on the present generation. Maya traces her father's footsteps from the segregated south to the north, over the course of a modern football season. As she uncovers both the triumphs and defeats of her father's team, she develops a newly formed appreciation  for the game and a deeper connection to her father, just in time to witness MSU Spartan Football team ascend to national prominence 50 years later.

About the film

Genres: Documentary, Biography, Family, History, Sports
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 69 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Website:  OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Director:  Maya Washington
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      • Fig Tree
      • The Guilty
      • Hugh Hefner’s After Dark
      • The Interpreter
      • Jirga
      • The Last Suit
      • The Little Comrade
      • Never Look Away
      • Photograph
      • Put Grandma In The Freezer
      • The Realm
      • The Reports On Sarah and Saleem
      • Ruben Brandt, Collector
      • Shoplifters
      • Singin’ In The Grain
      • Stalag Luft III
      • The Tobacconist
      • Yomeddine
    • 2018 Festival >
      • Anote's Ark
      • Art That Moves (short films)
      • Becoming Who I Was
      • The Breadwinner
      • The Cakemaker
      • Chasms and Bridges (short films)
      • Cloudboy
      • Crime + Punishment
      • Faces Places
      • A Fantastic Woman
      • Farmer of the Year
      • Gabriel and the Mountain
      • The Gold Seekers
      • Happy Birthday
      • I Am Not A Witch
      • In The Fade
      • El Inca
      • Indian Horse
      • Killing Jesús (Matar a Jesús)
      • Liyana
      • Loveless
      • Loving Vincent
      • Mademoiselle Paradis
      • Montparnasse Bienvenue
      • Number One
      • Radiogram
      • The Secret Ingredient
      • The Square
      • Through the Banks of the Red Cedar
      • Zama
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