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production technology: Technicolor Digital Intermediate. Paul Turang. ... engineer: technicolor Digital Intermediate. Mike Uguccioni. ... visual effects supervisor: X Y & Z Visual Effects. Danny Albano.
Feb 5, 2024 · USA Swimming is proud of Coach Jim Ellis, who founded the first Black swim team in the country in 1971 – the Philadelphia Department of Recreation swim team (PDR). Profiled in the 2007 feature-length film Pride, Ellis set the stage for accessibility to swim teams in diverse communities.
Set in the 1970s, PRIDE follows competitive swimmer-turned-coach Jim Ellis after he's turned down for a coaching job at an all-white academy in the affluent Philadelphia suburbs. Jobless, he takes a temporary gig cleaning up a Philly rec center that's scheduled to close. When he uncovers and refills the pool -- much to the amusement of center ...
2007 Ellis biographical film, Pride opens. In 2007, the feature film Pride was released, which portrays Jim Ellis and his struggles to establish the PDR team. The film was noted for having received an outstanding performance from lead actor Terrence Howard who played Ellis, but took criticizm for its overuse of clichés typical of both sports ...
Jan 1, 2010 · James Ellis (born 1948) is an American swim coach who founded the PDR (Philadelphia Department of Recreation, or Pride, Determination, Resilience) swim team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He coached the team from 1971 to 2010. Ellis has been inducted to the International Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and received the President's Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The ...
Jim has achieved several accolades and awards, including being named one of USA Swimming's 30 for 30 as one of the 30 most influential people in the sport of swimming for the last 30 years. Additionally, the movie Pride starring Terrence Howard was produced based on Jim's life as the head coach of PDR.
Mar 20, 2007 · The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), a college-educated African-American, can’t find a job. Driven by his love of competitive swimming, Jim converts an abandoned recreational ...
