Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Prep football: Tigers ready for a night at the movies


Members of Palmetto's football team are headed to the Sarasota Film Festival on Thursday to take in a screening of "Through The Tunnel," a documentary about Lincoln Memorial High's football team and its role during the dawning of integration in Manatee County.

The film is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Sarasota Opera House. It will be followed by discussion featuring local football legend Henry Lawrence, a standout player at Lincoln who appears in the film.

"Through The Tunnel" was produced and directed by Charles Clapsaddle, Charles Williams and Durand Adams, and was named Best Historical Documentary at the docMiami International Film Festival. The movie was also selected for screenings at festivals in Clearwater and Atlanta.

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