Atlanta's Candace Hill, fastest girl in the U.S., on Jessie Owens biopic "Race"

Candace Hill and Stephan James at the "Race" screening in Atlanta. Photo: Ryon Horne

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Candace Hill and Stephan James at the "Race" screening in Atlanta. Photo: Ryon Horne

Metro Atlanta teen Candace Hill is the fastest girl in the country. Literally.

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The youngest American track-and-field athlete to turn pro, she broke the national high school record and World Youth Record last year with a time of 10.98 during the 100-meter at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle. (Watch her performance and listen to gobsmacked commentators marveling at the national record she set here.)

AJC video producer Ryon Horne sat down with Hill, 16, a student at  Rockdale Magnet School of Science and Technology,  to get her thoughts on "Race." The movie starring Stephan James as the great Jessie Owens is in theaters now.

Candace Hill and Stephan James at the "Race" screening in Atlanta. Photo: Ryon Horne

Credit: Jennifer Brett

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

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Q: What was it like attending the screening?

Q: Did you know much about Jesse Owens before seeing the film?

Q: What was the biggest thing you took away from watching the film?

Q: Would you recommend the film to your friends?