At 2:30AM on August 28, 1955 in the most racially divided state in the country, 64 year-old Mose Wright tries to protect his 14 year-old nephew Emmett Till from two racist killers out for ...
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Title: My Nephew Emmett (2017)
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L.B. Williams | ... | Mose Wright |
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Joshua Wright | ... | Emmett Till |
| Dane Rhodes | ... | J.W. Milam | |
| Ethan Leaverton | ... | Roy Bryant | |
| Jasmine Guy | ... | Elizabeth Wright | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dorian Davis | ... | Maurice Wright | |
| Emily Hooper | ... | Carolyn Bryant | |
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Tylon Larry | ... | Simeon Wright |
| William Perkins | ... | Journalist | |
| Chris Steele | ... | Robert Wright | |
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At 2:30AM on August 28, 1955 in the most racially divided state in the country, 64 year-old Mose Wright tries to protect his 14 year-old nephew Emmett Till from two racist killers out for blood. Based on the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Louis Till.
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'MY NEPHEW EMMETT': Four Stars (Out of Five)
A 20-minute short film about the attempted abduction, by two white men, of a 14-year-old African-American boy, who's also the nephew of a respected African-American preacher, from his home in 1955 Mississippi. The boy was accused of whistling at a white woman, and it becomes obvious that he'll most certainly be killed if the white men take him. The short was written and directed by Kevin Wilson Jr., and it stars L.B. Williams, Joshua Wright, Jasmine Guy and Dane Rhodes. This short is a retelling of a classic history lesson (which I had forgotten the outcome of). It's well made, educational and moving. It's also decently acted, and the cinematography is beautiful too at times.