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Rise Above

2024, NR, US, Documentary, 53 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance

Director: Maryilene Blondell
Producers: Maryilene Blondell, Kasey Kirby
Writers: Maryilene Blondell, Lawrence Schoen
Cast: Carl Jackson, Ben Crenshaw, Scottie Scheffler, Gary Player, Warren Stephens, Mike 'Fluff' Cowan

Rise Above is the riveting and potent story of an uneducated, poor, young Black boy who grew up in the slums of Augusta, Georgia — not far from the rolling greens, dramatic slopes and azaleas at Augusta National Golf Club. Defying the odds, Carl Jackson rose out of poverty to become golf’s greatest caddie.

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