One Man and His Shoes

Aug 27, 2020

1h 23m

★ 5.7

The untold story of the world's most iconic sneaker.

Overview

'One Man and His Shoes' tells the story of the phenomenon of Air Jordan sneakers showing their social, cultural and racial significance and how ground-breaking marketing strategies created a multi-billion-dollar business.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Dartmouth Films

Break Em Films

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Cast

Self

David Falk

Self

Jemele Hill

Self

Scoop Jackson

Self

DJ Clark Kent

Self

Roland Lazenby

Self

Rick Telander

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0.0

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6.4

Fuck

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7.8

Seaspiracy

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7.5

Liberty: Mother of Exiles

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8.0

Cologne Cathedral: The French Cathedral on the Rhine

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7.0

De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire

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No overview available.

7.6

The Corporation

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6.7

The Society of the Spectacle

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Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.

6.0

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

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6.7

The 11th Hour

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0.0

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6.7

Les Mormons : Qui sont-ils vraiment ?

Apr 24, 2023

No overview available.

0.0

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8.0

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6.6

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7.3

Sing Me a Song

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5.0

White Power: Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

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6.6

The Wikipedia Promise

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In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true?

One Man and His Shoes

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