TIFF ’24: Ernest Cole – Lost and Found
In the new doc Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, we find an intimate portrait of the famed South...
Tag: civil rights
Till: Bearing the Scars of History
Till?gives us a glimpse into the life of Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall) and his mother, Mamie (Danielle...
My Name Is Pauli Murray – Historic Footnote
?I want to see America be what she says she is in the Declaration of Independence and the...
Day 5 at AFI Docs
Often when important events happen, those involved pay homage to the past by talking of standing...
The Marijuana Conspiracy: Token Rights and Freedoms
Set in 1972, The Marijuana Conspiracy tells the true story of the early conversations surrounding the legalization of marijuana use in Canada. As questions about the drug were becoming more commonplace, the Canadian...
Good Trouble and Bad Trouble
Sometimes what is going on around us colors what we see when we watch a film. For example, today...
TIFF20: One Night in Miami
Regina King flexes her incredible directorial skills for the first time in a feature film by...
Hesburgh – Conscience of the Nation
He was called ?the Conscience of the Nation.? He was the advisor and friend of Presidents of both parties from Dwight Eisenhower to Ronald Reagan. He served (and eventually chaired) the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. And around...
Best of Enemies- A Conversion Story
?Non silba sed anthar (not for self, but for others)? [Ku Klux Klan motto] Based on a true story,...
Loving – When Marriage is a Crime
The case, Loving v. Virginia, is considered one of the landmark civil rights cases of the 1960s. This is not the story of the battle to overturn an unjust law?that is merely a side issue in the story. This is the story of the two people whose name is the referent of the case.