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About the Film

NARRATED AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

Academy Award-Winner

Common

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

Grant Hill

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

Dwyane Wade

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

9th Wonder

Directed AND PRODUCED BY

Award-Winning Director

Mary Mazzio

Winner of a 2021 Gracie Award, nominated by the NAACP for an Image Award, nominated by the Critics’ Choice Association (for Best Sports Documentary), nominated by the International Press Academy (for Best Documentary), and named one of the best films of 2020 by Esquire, A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING is narrated by the Academy Award/Grammy-winning artist, Common; executive produced by NBA Stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade along with Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder; and directed by award-winning filmmaker (and Olympic rower) Mary Mazzio. The film chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in this country (made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago), all coming together to row in the same boat. An amazing story. Based on the memoir by Arshay Cooper. A scripted series adapted from A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING is now in development at Amazon Studios with Hill, Cooper, and Mazzio as producers. 

The film, which was set to debut at South by Southwest and open theatrically nationwide in 20 major cities with AMC Theatres, is now on Peacock (NBC’s new streaming service) and Amazon Prime. Earlier this year, Pepsi hosted A Most Beautiful Thing Weekend with the Miami Dolphins, and most recently, the NBA and WNBA commemorated Juneteenth with a screening of the film. In addition, FILA unveiled a signature limited edition FILA x A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING Tennis 88 shoe with proceeds to benefit the A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund.

50% OF THE BOX OFFICE, MERCHANDISE, LICENSE FEES, and FILM SCREENING PROFITS from A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING WILL BE DONATED TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ARSHAY COOPER AND ROWING INCLUSION EFFORTS and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

 

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Dates

NOW STREAMING

ON NBC’s NEW PLATFORM Peacock

Critics Choice Documentary Awards

ALSO AVAILABLE

on Apple TV, Google Play, and Vimeo On Demand

August 10, 2021

STARBUCKS

JUNE 17, 2021

NBA  x WNBA X thurgood marshall college fund to commemorate juneteenth

February 13, 2021

PEPSI  x FILA X obama Foundation X Champs

December 3 – 6, 2020

PEPSI X MIAMI DOLPHINS: A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING  WEEKEND

MARCH 27/July 31, 2020

in select AMC Theatres

(cancelLed due to covid-19)

BOSTON

AMC Boston Common 19

175 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111

NEW YORK CITY

AMC Empire 25

234 W 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

CHICAGO

AMC River East 21

322 E. Illinois Street
Chicago, IL 60611

LOS ANGELES

AMC Burbank 16

125 E. Palm Avenue
Burbank, CA 91502

LOS ANGELES

AMC Century City 15

10250 Santa Monica Blvd #2000
Los Angeles, CA 90067

WASHINGTON, D.C.

AMC Georgetown 14

3111 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

SEATTLE

AMC Southcenter 16

3600 Southcenter Mall
Tukwila, WA 98188

OAKLAND

AMC Bay Street 16

5614 Bay Street
Emeryville, CA 94608

AUSTIN

AMC Barton Creek Square 14

2901 S Capital of Texas Highway
Austin, TX 78746

DALLAS

AMC Stonebriar 24

2601 Preston Rd #300
Frisco, TX 75034

ATLANTA

AMC Phipps Plaza 14

3500 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30326

PHILADELPHIA

AMC North Broadstreet 7

125 E. Palm Avenue
Burbank, CA 91502

HOUSTON

AMC Studio 30

2949 Dunvale Rd
Houston, TX 77063

PARAMUS

AMC Garden State 16

4000 Garden State Plaza
Paramus, NJ 07652

ORLANDO

AMC Disney Springs 24

1500 E Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 3283

SAN DIEGO

AMC La Jolla 12

8657 Villa La Jolla Dr #129
La Jolla, CA 92037

CINCINNATI

AMC Newport on the Levee 20

One Levee Way, Suite 4100
Newport, KY 41071

MARCH 16, 2020

OFFICIAL SELECTION – SxSW