The Games in Black & White
The unlikely partnership behind Atlanta’s Olympic dream
0.0(0) 2025-04-26 100 minDocumentary
Centered around the inspirational friendship of icons Andrew Young and Billy Payne—the most successful Black and White partnership in the American South in the civil rights era—“The Games in Black & White” presents the first comprehensive look at Atlanta’s Olympics from bid to legacy and the city’s transformation that followed.
DirectorGeorge Hirthler
ProducerAlahna Lark
ProducerRohan Backfisch
ProducerBill Chapman
WriterGeorge Hirthler
Cast & characters
Gregory Alan Williams
as Citizen of Atlanta
Andrew Young
as Himself
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Billy Payne
as Himself
Dallas Austin
as Himself, Music Director
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Johann Olav Koss
as Himself
Martin Luther King III
as Himself
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Sarah Hirshland
as Herself
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Janet Evans
as Herself
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Dan O'Brien
as Himself
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Shirley Franklin
as Herself
