A high school in a small-town in Mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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Highschool Seniors of Charleston | ... |
Seniors
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Morgan Freeman | ... |
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Directed by
| Paul Saltzman | ||
Written by
| Paul Saltzman | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Nancy Abraham | ... | supervising producer: Home Box Office |
| Patricia Aquino | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Paul Hay | ... | associate producer |
| Thabi Moyo | ... | associate producer |
| Sheila Nevins | ... | executive producer: Home Box Office |
| Paul Saltzman | ... | executive producer / producer |
Music by
| Asher Lenz | ||
| Jack Lenz | ||
Cinematography by
| Bongo | ||
| Paul Saltzman | ||
| Don Warren | ||
Editing by
| Stephen Philipson | ||
Editorial Department
| Anita Armenti | ... | assistant editor |
| Andrea Davis | ... | assistant editor |
| Emily Fagotto | ... | assistant editor |
| Vanessa Fioretti | ... | video transfer |
| Patricia Joyes | ... | assistant editor (as Pat Joyes) |
| A.J. Leitch | ... | additional editing |
| Mark Morton | ... | additional editing |
| Tyler Parent | ... | video transfer |
| Judah Purcell | ... | additional editing / assistant editor |
| David Ransley | ... | additional editing / colourist / on-line editor |
| Kevin Schjerning | ... | senior editor |
| Darryl Stawychny | ... | assistant editor (as Daryl Stawychny) |
| Ross Wilson | ... | video transfer |
| Jonathan Liebert | ... | digital cinema mastering (uncredited) |
| Rui Martins | ... | digital output technician (uncredited) |
| Tom Mayclim | ... | digital intermediate recordist (uncredited) |
| Dave Muscat | ... | assistant digital intermediate editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Patricia Aquino | ||
Production Management
| Michael Berec | ... | post-production manager |
| David Ransley | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Kevin Schjerning | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Andrés Aquino | ... | additional direction: prom night (as Andres Aquino) |
Sound Department
| Francisco Aquino | ... | additional sound mixing |
| Dan Cherkas | ... | re-voice recordist |
| Jennifer Costa | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Corey Easley | ... | sound mixer / supervising sound mixer: prom night |
| Shaun Gratto | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
| Gregory Gray | ... | sound mixer: prom night |
| Rob Hutchins | ... | dialogue editor |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | sound mixer: prom night |
| Jack Lenz | ... | post-production sound services |
| Thabi Moyo | ... | sound mixer |
| Tim O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Geoff Raffan | ... | sound effects editor |
| Paul Saltzman | ... | sound mixer |
| Al White | ... | sound mixer: prom night |
| David Yonson | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Pietro Gallo | ... | digital compositor |
| A.J. Leitch | ... | titles & graphics |
| David Ransley | ... | titles & graphics |
| Kevin Schjerning | ... | titles & graphics |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Owen Boutwell | ... | lights: DJ |
| Catherine Farquharson | ... | special stills photography |
| Lionel 'Griff' Griffin | ... | additional photography: prom night |
| Randy Kwan | ... | additional photography: prom night |
| Sekou McGlothin | ... | lighting technician: prom night |
| Thabi Moyo | ... | additional photography |
| Kevin Partridge | ... | additional photography |
| Philip Scarborough | ... | additional photography: prom night |
| Edgar Smith | ... | additional photography / grip: prom night |
| Bill Toles | ... | additional photography |
| Don Warren | ... | jimmy jib operator: prom night |
Animation Department
| Kjell Boersma | ... | animation: graphic novel segments |
| Mark Hooper | ... | separations: graphic novel segments |
| Mike Vosburg | ... | illustrator: graphic novel segments |
Music Department
| Cathy Carapella | ... | music clearances |
| Dan Dixon | ... | music research |
| Rick Eisenstein | ... | music clearances |
| Brad Kamikaze Franklin | ... | lead vocals: Kamikaze (as Brad 'Kamikaze' Franklin) |
| Al Gamble | ... | musician: keyboard, The Steve Wenger Band |
| Anna Kline | ... | music research |
| Lannie McMillan | ... | musician: saxophone, The Steve Wenger Band (as Lanny McMillan) |
| Steve Potts | ... | musician: drums, The Steve Wenger Band |
| Dave Smith | ... | musician: vocals & bass, The Steve Wenger Band |
| Steve Wenger | ... | musician: vocals & lead guitar, The Steve Wenger Band |
Additional Crew
| Deborah Ambrose | ... | transcription services |
| Peggy Brooks | ... | assistant: Mr. Freeman / organizer: prom |
| Nathan Buttrey | ... | production assistant |
| Sue-Ann Buttrey | ... | production assistant |
| A.J. Coombs | ... | assistant: Jack Lenz |
| Robert Craft | ... | production assistant |
| Guinn Terry Davis | ... | production assistant |
| Ira Deutchman | ... | representation: producer |
| Emily Fagotto | ... | assistant to producers |
| Jo-Anne Gestrin | ... | research |
| Amy Grey | ... | publicist |
| Lon J. Hall | ... | legal services |
| Kevin Hodges | ... | security |
| Lyndon Johnson | ... | security |
| Elizabeth Klinck | ... | archival researcher |
| Michelle Lefolii | ... | research |
| Skyla Dawn Luckey | ... | research (as Skyla Dawn Lucky) |
| Ashley Mariner | ... | publicist |
| Debra Mayer | ... | legal services |
| Wendy Neuhofer | ... | transcription services |
| Kristin Philipson | ... | transcription services |
| Bonnie Rowan | ... | archival researcher |
| Devyani Saltzman | ... | research |
| Karen Shatzkin | ... | legal services |
| Doug Smith | ... | production assistant |
| Yvetta Williams | ... | production assistant (as Kai Williams) |
| Thomas Schlesinger | ... | story consultant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Mark Achbar | ... | special thanks |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
- Return to Mississippi Productions (presents)
Distributors
- Dreamscape Media (2021) (Australia) (video)
- Dreamscape Media (2021) (Canada) (video)
- Dreamscape Media (2021) (Mexico) (video)
- Dreamscape Media (2021) (New Zealand) (video)
- Dreamscape Media (2021) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Dreamscape Media (2021) (United States) (video)
- HBO Documentary Films (2009) (World-wide) (tv)
- New Video Group (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2010) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aon/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance (production insurance)
- Armanda Costanza (rental: camera & lights)
- Corbis (archival photos courtesy)
- Deluxe Post-Production (digital compositing)
- Diamond Time Music& Media (music clearances)
- Dish Communications (publicity)
- Don Thomas Audio Services (sound mixers: prom night)
- Don Warren Film & Video (rental: camera & lights)
- Film Sound One (video transfers)
- Firstbrook Cassie & Anderson (production insurance)
- Hall Webber (legal services)
- Lenz Entertainment (music)
- Lenz Entertainment (post-production sound services)
- Library of Congress (archival photos courtesy)
- Malco Cinemas (screening facility)
- Shatzkin & Mayer (legal service)
- Trew Audio (rental: sound equipment)
- Vistek (camera equipment)
- Visual Fixations (video transfers)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1997, Academy Award winning actor, Morgan Freeman, who lives in the Charleston, Mississippi community, offered to fund the first-ever integrated Senior Prom in the history of Charleston's one high school. His offer was ignored. In 2008, Morgan offered again... the East Tallahatchie County School Board accepted. In this town of 2,300 people, its high school of 415 black and white students has, to this day, always had separate proms: one black, one white prom. Our film follows the Charleston High senior class of 2008 preparing and attending their historic, first integrated prom, in the context of strong emotions, traditions, and conflict inherent in race relations in the community, and in the deep south. Some of the white parents maintained their whites-only prom. Written by Paul Saltzman |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Episode 256: Frozen (2010). See more » |
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Morgan Freeman:
One of the things that surprised me most was that they have separate proms and separate homecoming queens- one white, one black. How stupid can that be? See more » |