Last December I watched the movie The Great Debaters and wondered what the ‘true story’ was of the debaters the movie profiled. I contacted Wiley College and we agreed to partner on a documentary exploring the story ‘behind the movie’.
My name is Andy Streitfeld and I am the executive producer of The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College and CEO of
AMS Pictures, a company based in Dallas that is focused on telling great stories through documentaries. We are a small part of
AMS Production Group based in Dallas and Austin, Texas.
The production team at AMS Pictures is honored and proud to have created this documentary. We have learned so much about the men and woman who faced amazing odds to become the leading debate team of the 1930’s.
We are excited about the upcoming premiere of our documentary at
Wiley College in Marshall Texas and at
The Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City.
We tell not just the story of the debating team of 1935. We also bring you to the present and introduce you to the new debate coach who will be bringing the art of debating back to Wiley College.
We want this website to be a place where you can come and check out what is happening with the documentary and to discuss topics around the film. Given we are going to see our Presidential candidates debate this month, debate is truly a relevant topic!
Thanks for visiting! I look forward to your
comments.
ANDY STREITFELD
