Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Documentary, History
- 26 Apr 2012 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Hodding Carter III | ... |
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| Frank De Felitta | ... |
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| Yvette Johnson | ... |
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Leroy Jones | ... |
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David Jordan | ... |
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(as Senator David Jordan)
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| William Winter | ... |
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(as Governor William Winter)
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Directed by
| Raymond De Felitta | ||
Produced by
| Steven C. Beer | ... | executive producer |
| Yvette Johnson | ... | co-producer |
| Nicki Newburger | ... | associate producer |
| Lynn Roer | ... | executive producer |
| David Zellerford | ... | producer |
Music by
| David Cieri | ||
Cinematography by
| Joe Victorine | ||
Editing by
| George Gross | ||
Editorial Department
| Alessandra Bellizia | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Ronald Sudul | ... | colorist |
| John W. Wayland | ... | editorial consultant |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dion Matthews | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Orion Gordon | ... | sound |
| Ken Meyer | ... | sound mixer |
| Rex Recker | ... | surround mixing |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Josh Boyd | ... | grip |
| Michael Mayers | ... | additional photography |
| Joe Russell | ... | camera operator |
| Graham Willoughby | ... | additional photography |
Music Department
| Chris Robertson | ... | music clearances |
Additional Crew
| Josh Boyd | ... | dit |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Tribeca Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Journeyman Pictures (2014) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Nice Shoes (post-production facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1965, filmmaker Frank De Felitta made a documentary film for NBC News about the changing times in the American South and the tensions of life in the Mississippi Delta during the civil rights struggle. The film was broadcast in May of 1966 and outraged many Southern viewers, in part, because it included an extraordinary scene featuring a local African-American waiter named Booker Wright. Wright, who worked at a local "whites only" restaurant in Greenwood MS, went on record to deliver a stunning, heartfelt and inflammatory monologue exploding the myth about who he was and how he felt about his position serving the local white community. The fallout for Booker Wright was extreme: He lost his job, and was beaten and ostracized by those that considered him "one of their own." Forty-five years after Booker's television appearance, Frank De Felitta's son, director Raymond De Felitta, takes a journey into the Mississippi Yazoo Delta with Booker Wright's granddaughter in search of who Booker Wright was, the mystery surrounding his courageous life and untimely murder, and the role Frank De Felitta's NBC News documentary may have played in it. Written by Producer |
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| Taglines | All he did was speak the truth. See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $742, 04 May 2012 |