[1] Draper includes interviews with sources in Germany, as well as Gretel Bergmann, a Jewish German athlete who had been living in the United Kingdom.

Bergmann had been ordered to return to Germany as "a propaganda tool" to make the German Olympic team selection appear unbiased; she was ultimately not allowed to compete.

[4] Against the background of rising White Nationalism in Germany, the United States was conflicted about whether American Jewish and Black athletes should even go to the Games at all.

"[1] The movie also specifically highlights the achievements of the two Black women on the team—Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett—who had to manage hazing and injuries as well as the usual stresses of international travel and American racism.

[1][2] While things did not always work out for most of the 1936 Black Olympic athletes, many of the modern day people interviewed felt that their actions laid the groundwork for future civil rights victories.