On The Line - The Richard Williams Story
[DVD]

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In this powerful new film, the father of Venus and Serena Williams retraces his family's meteoric journey - in his own words. With never-before-seen archive material and new, in-depth, intimate interviews, this is the real story of one man’s fight - against racism, suppression and violence - to raise two of the greatest champions in history. Featuring unaired interviews from the 1980s to today, Richard Williams takes us from his childhood in poverty-stricken Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was raised by his cotton-picking mother, to the tennis courts of Compton. As we chart the Williams’ ascent to the tennis world stage, we see how Richard fought back against systems of racial oppression and violence, breaking every rule of the lily-white tennis establishment to forever change the sport. Never before has Williams’ told his story so candidly, with moving insights into family life but also shining a light on unconscious bias and repression of black people. As dramatic and celebratory as any grand slam final, his journey is an exhilarating story about race in America, family, courage and determination.

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