The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts joins Guor Maker for the next episode of #ArtsAcrossAmerica exploring his experience from South Sudan to the Olympics. 🏃🏿♂️🏅🌍
When he was only eight, Guor Mading Maker (formally known as Guor Marial) ran from captivity in Sudan to eventually seek safety in the US. In his new life, Maker began running again, participating in high school track and field and eventually becoming a sensation and qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. But because the newly formed South Sudan was not recognized by the International Olympic Committee, Maker had to fight to compete independently, refusing to run for Sudan and taking a stand against its oppression. The award-winning documentary RUNNER depicts Maker’s difficult and triumphant journey from refugee to a world-renowned athlete, told in intimate interviews with gorgeously animated flashbacks of Guor’s upbringing, and culminating in a heart-wrenching reunion with his parents after a 20-year separation.
Guor will join hosts poet and performance artist Jasmine Mans and New York Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds.
Support Guor Maker 🔹 Paypal: paypal.me/GMaker207
Presented as part of Arts Across America—a performance and dialogue series presented every other Saturday with a focus on cultural leadership and public healing for our country, communities, and selves. Learn more at /ArtsAcrossAmerica
#ArtsAcrossAmerica #GuorMaker
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When he was only eight, Guor Mading Maker (formally known as Guor Marial) ran from captivity in Sudan to eventually seek safety in the US. In his new life, Maker began running again, participating in high school track and field and eventually becoming a sensation and qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. But because the newly formed South Sudan was not recognized by the International Olympic Committee, Maker had to fight to compete independently, refusing to run for Sudan and taking a stand against its oppression. The award-winning documentary RUNNER depicts Maker’s difficult and triumphant journey from refugee to a world-renowned athlete, told in intimate interviews with gorgeously animated flashbacks of Guor’s upbringing, and culminating in a heart-wrenching reunion with his parents after a 20-year separation.
Guor will join hosts poet and performance artist Jasmine Mans and New York Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds.
Support Guor Maker 🔹 Paypal: paypal.me/GMaker207
Presented as part of Arts Across America—a performance and dialogue series presented every other Saturday with a focus on cultural leadership and public healing for our country, communities, and selves. Learn more at /ArtsAcrossAmerica
#ArtsAcrossAmerica #GuorMaker
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
