Congratulations to Laurens Grant, director of the new documentary JESSE OWENS, which will be featured on Opening Night of the Full Frame Film Festival on Thursday April 12th in Durham, NC. The festival will run through April 15th.

Here is more information about the film:

JESSE OWENS is a Firelight Films production for the PBS series American Experience. It centers on the African American track and field star, Jesse Owens, who triumphed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin amidst the rise of Nazi propaganda. This is the first feature length documentary directed by Laurens Grant for PBS. The film is also produced and written by 2012 Full Frame Tribute honoree Stanley Nelson, whom Grant has worked with on a number of projects including the award winning film FREEDOM RIDERS.

Tickets are available to passholders beginning March 23 and will go on sale to the general public at www.fullframefest.orgon Monday April 2.