Sisters on Track

Name: Sisters on Track
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: June 24, 2021
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Brooke Sheppard, Rainn Sheppard, Tai Sheppard

2021

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 24, 2021 | TV-PG

Starring: Brooke Sheppard, Rainn Sheppard, Tai Sheppard

Summary: An intimate portrait of girlhood following three determined sisters in Brooklyn as they race against all odds on a journey toward hope, belonging and a brighter future.

Director: Corinne van der Borch and Tone Grøttjord-Glenne

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 96 min

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Peter Rainer

Jun 17, 2021

Sisters on Track starts out as a flashy success story about headline-making kids but turns into something much more meaningful: a tribute to the value of being strong in spirit. Read full review

Michael Ordoña

Jun 24, 2021

Sisters on Track is a lovely, immersive look into the lives of three Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, girls. Read full review

Peter Travers

Jun 25, 2021

You’ll want to stand up and cheer for this eye-opening true story of three Black sisters from Brooklyn who emerged from a homeless shelter with their single mother to make it in the field of competitive track with the odds stacked against them. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Jun 24, 2021

Both films are conventional in cinematic style, and they constitute the kind of feel-good entertainment that is easy to recommend. But what is timely and interesting — even thorny — about these films is their focus on the economic opportunities generated by athletic achievement Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jun 24, 2021

Being on the track at all and using it to springboard themselves to higher education is the real victory here. It’s hard to dig ourselves out of trouble if we’re never given a chance. They got one and ran with it. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jun 24, 2021

The resulting documentary is a nuanced, humane, and more naturally uplifting portrait of three young people trying to keep pace with their dreams in a relay race that’s never offered them the inside lane. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Roxana Hadadi

Jun 24, 2021

Although Sisters on Track has some gaps in its narrative that seem as if certain chunks of the girls’ lives were compressed or skipped over, it's most impactful when offering a thoughtful analysis of the rapidity with which children grow, adapt, and change. Read full review

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