Title:
Prom night in Mississippi / HBO Documentary Films and RTM Productions ; produced in association with Canwest Broadcasting, The Movie Network, Movie Central ; directed & produced by Paul Saltzman ; produced by Patricia Aquino.
ISBN:
9781422949047
Publication Information:
[United States] : Docurama ; distributed by New Video Group, [2009]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
DVD release of the 2008 production.
Special features: deleted scenes (18 min.) ; interview with the filmmakers (22 min.) ; theatrical trailer (2 min.) ; filmmaker bio ; about Docudrama ; Docudrama trailers.
DVD ; Dolby 5.1 or 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo.
Summary:
In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman, a resident of the small town of Charleston, Miss., offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School under one condition: the prom must be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008 he offered again, and the offer was accepted, changing the tradition of two separate proms for blacks and whites that had endured since the high school was integrated in 1970. Shows the problems and lessons learned as the event was planned and held. With comments from Morgan Freeman, students, and others. Intended to explore attitudes of racial intolerance that still persist today. In 2008, Charleston High School had 415 students, 70% black and 30% white.
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Genre:
Performer:
Featuring Morgan Freeman.
Production Credits:
Executive producer, Sheila Nevins ; cinematography, Bongo, Don Warren, Paul Saltzman ; editor, Stephen Philipson ; music, Jack Lenz, Asher Lenz.
OCLC Number:
ocn465233670
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
