@ Sundance 2009!
In Feb of 08' I was one of the cinematographers for a Canadian Doc shot here in Mississippi called 'Prom Night In Mississippi' (Directed by Paul Saltzman)
Well, - it got into Sundance this year & so I went!
It was my 1st time to Park City!
From Sundance's web site: http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/prom_night_in_mississippi
"In 1997, Academy Award–winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008, Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted, and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom—in 2008! Until then, blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades. Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman follows students, teachers, and parents in the lead-up to the big day. Freeman addresses the student body. Girls shop for dresses and get their hair done. Boys rent tuxedoes and buy corsages. These seemingly inconsequential rites of passage suddenly become profound as the weight of history falls on teenage shoulders. We quickly learn that change does not come easily in this sleepy Delta town. Freeman’s generosity fans the flames of racism—and racism in Charleston has a distinctly generational tinge. Some white parents forbid their children to attend the integrated prom and hold a separate white-only dance. ""Billy Joe,"" an enlightened white senior, appears on camera in shadow, fearing his racist parents will disown him if they know his true feelings. Prom Night In Mississippi captures a big moment in a small town, where hope finally blossoms in black, white, and a whole lot of taffeta."
**UPDATE** - PROM NIGHT WILL BE PREMIERING ON HBO MONDAY JUNE 29TH!!****
Here's video of after the 1st premier with producer Thabi Moyo & two of the main cast of the film Jessica Shivers & Chasidy Shante Buckley.....
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE CNN STORY.....
Well, - it got into Sundance this year & so I went!
It was my 1st time to Park City!
From Sundance's web site: http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/prom_night_in_mississippi
"In 1997, Academy Award–winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008, Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted, and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom—in 2008! Until then, blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades. Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman follows students, teachers, and parents in the lead-up to the big day. Freeman addresses the student body. Girls shop for dresses and get their hair done. Boys rent tuxedoes and buy corsages. These seemingly inconsequential rites of passage suddenly become profound as the weight of history falls on teenage shoulders. We quickly learn that change does not come easily in this sleepy Delta town. Freeman’s generosity fans the flames of racism—and racism in Charleston has a distinctly generational tinge. Some white parents forbid their children to attend the integrated prom and hold a separate white-only dance. ""Billy Joe,"" an enlightened white senior, appears on camera in shadow, fearing his racist parents will disown him if they know his true feelings. Prom Night In Mississippi captures a big moment in a small town, where hope finally blossoms in black, white, and a whole lot of taffeta."
**UPDATE** - PROM NIGHT WILL BE PREMIERING ON HBO MONDAY JUNE 29TH!!****
Here's video of after the 1st premier with producer Thabi Moyo & two of the main cast of the film Jessica Shivers & Chasidy Shante Buckley.....
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE CNN STORY.....
posted by philip at 3:49 PM
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Yo Phil! I am the J. Mills. How are things? Cool blog/vlog/whatever.
I'm working on a sci-fi novel. Good to see you're still at your antics. Hope all is well.
Contact me at (and I don't check this as often since it's my "junk" email account) derangedcowbrain at yahoo dot com. Or go to my website and email my main account.
Later my old friend....
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