Black Beach/White Beach (2018)

  • NR
  • 06/05/2018 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 15m

Overview

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, two national motorcycle festivals are held over the weeks around the Memorial Day Holiday. One festival is primarily white, the other is predominantly black. While bikers of both colors enjoy both festivals; the city, community and state view these two festivals vastly different creating a divide among the participants, business owners and residents. Against the backdrop of the historical relevance of the area's segregated past, this documentary explores the opposing viewpoints on segregation and integration, mutual love of motorcycle culture, and racial tensions that reach a boiling point every spring in this southern beach mecca.

Ricky Kelly

Director

Cast

Jake Evans's headshot

Jake Evans

self - mayor, Atlantic Beach, SC
John Skeeter's headshot

John Skeeter

self - historian
Dr. Umar Johnson's headshot

Dr. Umar Johnson

self - African-American Black activist and motivational speaker
Mayor John Rhodes's headshot

Mayor John Rhodes

self
David Hucks's headshot

David Hucks

self

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