I spent my younger days living in sacramento california. The filmmaker although a firsttime feature director, paul saltzman is a twotime emmy awardwinning film and television producerdirector with 300 productions to his credit. Anonymous in 1997, academy award winning actor, morgan freeman, who lives in the charleston, mississippi community, offered to fund the firstever integrated senior prom in. Prom night in mississippi cast and characters tv guide. Subita prom night in mississippi streaming ita 2009. Spring has arrived in mississippi, and brought with it one of jacksons. Anonymous in 1997, academy award winning actor, morgan freeman, who lives in the charleston, mississippi community, offered to fund the firstever integrated senior prom in the history of charlestons one high school. Prom night in mississippi on dvd prom night in mississippi. The kicker, of course, is that this momentous occasion takes place in 2008 not the 1950s.
She witnessed him murdered her family to be with her. Prom night prom night is a horror movie about a girl, donna keppel, who goes to prom and is being chased by her deranged high school teacher, mr. Freeman brings an interesting proposal for the students that will be graduating in the 2008 school year. Rarely is it as overt and shameful as a high school in mississippi. His grandfather, an italian immigrant, was interned by canada when. They found this story amazing due to the segregated proms being held in this small mississippi town until morgan freeman intervened and paid for an integrated prom. Morgan freeman talks about his prom night in mississippi.
Prom night in mississippi facing history and ourselves. But towns like charleston, mississippi, the subject of paul saltzmans 2008 documentary prom night in mississippi, were a bit slow on the uptake. Oct 08, 2009 theatrical trailer for the feature documentary prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi this is a political forum that is nonbiasednonpartisan and treats every persons position on topics equally. Despite the subject matter, prom night in mississippi is surprisingly buoyant with the hope and joy of these kids. Prom night in mississippi 2009 the movie database tmdb. Highschool seniors of charleston, morgan freeman, bongo, don warren, paul saltzman, stephen philipson, nancy. Prom night in mississippi directed by paul saltzman, 2008. In hbo documentary of a mississippi school, history is. Twentyseven years later, charleston resident and academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to finance the prom under the condition it be integrated. Prom night in mississippi originally posted by jackboot. Harsh lessons of division and racial intolerance infect the lives of charleston highs students.
Donna keppel brittany snow is a high school senior whos still reeling from the murder of her family three years earlier at the hands of richard fenton johnathon. Jul 20, 2009 in 1997 the actor morgan freeman, a mississippi native, offered to subsidize the charleston prom if it was integrated, but he was turned down. January 26th, 2010 not yet rated 1 hr 30 min plot summary. The documentary follows a group of 2008 charleston high school high school seniors in. In 2008, actor morgan freeman offers to pay for a mississippi high schools first. A high school in a smalltown in mississippi prepares for its first integrated. Five minutes before the bell, i have them discuss their notes and the movie in their small groups and write down any last notes they might want to.
Prom night in mississippi is a 2009 canadianamerican documentary film written and directed by paul saltzman. Jul 24, 2009 prom night in mississippi, which first premiered at the 2009 sundance film festival, started airing this week on hbo. Canadian filmmaker paul saltzman follows students, teachers, and parents in the leadup to the big day. Before joining sunrise films limited, as vicepresident of operations, in 2000, patricia aquino, producer of prom night in mississippi and coowner, with paul saltzman, of return to mississippi prods. Mississippi school holds first interracial prom with a nudge and a check from local resident morgan freeman, the high school in charleston.
In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high. I cannot think of a movie more likely to promote discussion about issues of race than prom night. In 2008, the actor and charleston native offers to pay for the prom if its. For more information on this film and the 2009 hbo documentary film series. Prom night engages viewers through suspense, conflict, and unexpected endings. Prom night in mississippi 2009 0115 2009 us documentary 1h 30m.
It will be repeated multiple times in july and august, so for a full schedule, please visit hbo and the films web site at. Prom night in mississippi documents the challenge to that tradition by students, with the help of morgan freeman. He is a native of charleston, but he left when he was six years old. Morris dees is the cofounder of the southern poverty law center, which is dedicated to fighting.
Dessa vez ela foi aceita pela east tallahatchie county school. A high school in a smalltown in mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom. We watch the first 24 minutes of so of prom night in mississippi. The result is an 89minute film titled prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi 2009 prom night in mississippi. To purchase dvds of prom night in mississippi use this link. You receive insight into the thoughts, beliefs, mindsets and views of the high school students, school board, teachers, families and morgan freeman.
Prom night in mississippi is at once heartbreaking and inspiring. Prom night in mississippi is a documentary that shouldnt exist, since the issue it explores forthrightly and tenderlyintegrationbelongs in the distant past, not the uncertain present. Prom night in mississippi guarda film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente. It wasnt until 1970 that the high school was integrated. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high school in mississippi under one condition. In 1970, the town of charleston, mississippi, allowed black students into their white high school, but refused to integrate the senior prom. Prom night in mississippi plays like a sidebar to his upcoming opus an interesting sidebar, and with a famous name attached, but not quite worthy of. Prom night in mississippi, which first premiered at the 2009 sundance film festival, started airing this week on hbo. Jun 11, 2008 mississippi school holds first interracial prom with a nudge and a check from local resident morgan freeman, the high school in charleston, miss. I stop the film briefly about twice to ask students to share what they have written down so far. Jan 21, 2009 the same week an africanamerican family moves into the white house, a movie about a mississippi high schools first integrated dance debuts at the sundance film festival. Prom night in mississippi originally posted by redress. Prom night in mississippi tells the highly entertaining and ultimately hopeful story of the fallout from freemans offer, as senior students of charleston high rally in preparation for the school. Dec 18, 2009 the documentary prom night in mississippi documents the days leading up to the towns first integrated prom through conversations with students, faculty, and even freeman.
Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 starring morgan freeman on dvd and bluray. Prom night in mississippi 2008 stream and watch online. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of prom night in mississippi with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Prom night in mississippi on dvd movie synopsis and info. The same week an africanamerican family moves into the white house, a movie about a mississippi high schools first integrated dance debuts at the sundance film festival. The documentary follows a group of 2008 charleston high school high school seniors in charleston, mississippi as they prepare for their senior prom, the first racially integrated prom in charleston history. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Theatrical trailer for the feature documentary prom night in mississippi. In partnership with hbo and directorproducer paul saltzman, the southern poverty law center has created a sixlesson teachers guide for use with hbos documentary prom night in mississippi, which chronicles the social boundaries crossed by students when their high school hosted its first integrated prom the lessons provide activities to help students explore the films themes of. Prom night in mississippitheatrical trailer youtube. You have not been to a housing project lately, they are not old, handicapped, they are single women, not a father in sight, only lost children with no. In charleston mississippi, the local high school still has separate prom dances for their seniorsone for black students and one for white students.
This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. This teachers guide is designed to help make the film an even more powerful and transformative experience for students. As prom night in mississippi shows, creating communities where respect and unity triumph over intolerance and division requires that we work together. Jackson free press editor donna ladd talks about you. In hbo documentary of a mississippi school, history is afoot. Filmmaker paul saltzman captures history in the making in prom night in mississippi, an honest yet inspirational documentary about lingering racism in the deep south and a smalltown mississippi high schools first integrated prom. A fact from prom night in mississippi appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. Prom night in mississippi docurama cinedigm entertainment. Film night in mississippi jackson free press jackson, ms. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 on dvd and bluray.
Nov 12, 2009 prom night in mississippi plays like a sidebar to his upcoming opus an interesting sidebar, and with a famous name attached, but not quite worthy of the feature treatment it gets here. The documentary prom night in mississippi documents the days leading up to the towns first integrated prom through conversations with students, faculty, and even freeman. With highschool seniors of charleston, morgan freeman. In 1965 he did civil rights work with student nonviolent coordinating committee in mississippi. In 1997 the actor morgan freeman, a mississippi native, offered to subsidize the charleston prom if it was integrated, but he was turned down. Jan 08, 2009 prom night in mississippi tells the highly entertaining and ultimately hopeful story of the fallout from freemans offer, as senior students of charleston high rally in preparation for the school. Prom night in mississippi 2009 01152009 us documentary 1h 30m user score.
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