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Finding Emmett Till 0 (0)

Aug. 28 is the anniversary of the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was accused of whistling at a white woman at a grocery store in Mississippi. He was kidnapped, tortured, lynched and dumped in a river in 1955. Today, the communities in towns closely connected to Emmett’s story are grappling with the legacy of the lynching. This video was narrated by Audra D.S. Burch, a national enterprise correspondent for The New York Times, in 2019. It is adapted from a 360-degree presentation on the New York Times website that explores the role physical structures related to the case played [See More…]

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Cousin Bobby (A Sundance Now Exclusive) – Official Trailer 0 (0)

The newly restored Jonathan Demme documentary Cousin Bobby has rarely screened since its release, and only available on VHS until now…Releasing in time for its 25th anniversary. Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme’s affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle’s story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle’s daily routine as a [See More…]