The film screenings gallery video buy the dvd news press kit teachers home usa canada. In charleston mississippi, the local high school still has separate prom dances for their seniorsone for black students and one for white students. This documentary is about charleston high schools first integrated prom in 2008. Harsh lessons of division and racial intolerance infect the lives of charleston highs students. 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. 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. To heather sumner and jeremy reid, who are two of the stars of prom night in mississippi, upon the occasion of their betrothal to each other in charleston, mississippi. In hbo documentary of a mississippi school, history is afoot. Prom night in mississippi chronicles morgan freeman s attempts to drag his home state kicking and screaming into the 20th, then 21st century. Prom night in mississippi and the social sciences 2 abstract based in the small town of charleston, mississippi, prom night in mississippi is a film created and directed by paul saltzman. Filmed on location in mississippi, prom night in mississippi was directed by canadian director paul saltzman with his wife patricia aquino acting as producer. Prom night in mississippi theatrical trailer youtube. In 2008, he offered again, and the offer was accepted, changing the tradition of two separate proms for.
Students answer questions as they view the 2009 film, prom night in mississippi. In 2008, he made his feature film directorial debut with the documentary, prom night in mississippi, with morgan freeman. As one child says in the film, some people dont want to go to the integrated prom because they think that its not right. Freeman shares some of his insights in the last white knight, but the actor plays a much more central role in prom night in mississippi. In the end, if the subject matter interests you, watch the movie. Prom night in mississippi 2009 watch on snagfilms or streaming. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 starring morgan freeman on dvd and bluray. Its a completely competent film that documents an important event.
Voir mississippi burning streaming vostfr streaming. Rarely is it as overt and shameful as a high school in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi wboctv 16, delmarvas news leader, fox 21 member center. Prom night in mississippi is a 2009 canadianamerican documentary film written and directed by paul saltzman. Morgan freeman, a charleston resident, makes the school an offer. 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. As a young couple are enjoying a romantic moment together in the back seat of a car, they are interrupted by father jonas, a priest who slashes and immolates the lovers. In 2008, actor morgan freeman offers to pay for a mississippi high schools firstever integrated senior prom. As paul saltzmans film reveals, his first version of the offer, in 1997, was rejected.
Hbo will be airing the prom night in mississippi documentary on july 20th. Prom night in mississippi synopsis favorite theater button. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high school in mississippi under one condition. Canadian filmmaker paul saltzman follows students, teachers, and parents in the leadup to the big day. The integrated prom, as you see in the film, just was a marvelous affair, he said. The students of this small mississippi town made history by showing the courage to resist racism and stand up to the stale tradition of their parents. I cannot think of a movie more likely to promote discussion about issues of race than prom night. A group of white parents in charleston staged a private whites only prom, but saltzman and his crew were denied permission to film it.
He is currently editing his 2nd feature, the documentary return to mississippi, with harry belafonte, the kkk and morgan freeman. Though released first, this film was not even conceptualized. In 1970, the town of charleston, mississippi, allowed black students into their white high school, but refused to integrate the senior prom. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray, and starring jamie lee curtis and leslie nielsen. Morgan freeman talks about his prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi traces the tumultuous events leading up to charlestons first integrated prom through intimate conversations with students, families, faculty members and freeman himself. I want to dance but the old white people wont let us but its still worth watching and was definitely worth making. The film focuses on the racial segregation that occurs in the towns only high school, charleston high school, particularly how they still have racially segregated proms.
To purchase dvds of prom night in mississippi use this link. Dessa vez ela foi aceita pela east tallahatchie county school. Prom night in mississippi cleveland international film. Monica film center santa monica monica film center santa monica. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The resulting documentary, prom night in mississippi, from canadian filmmaker. In 1997, academy award winning actor, morgan freeman, who lives in the charleston, mississippi community, offered to fund the firstever integrated senior prom in. In the upcoming invictus, he plays nelson mandela for director clint eastwood.
On april 19, 2008, charleston high school, in charleston, mississippi, held its historic, firstever integrated senior prom, ending a long tradition of segregated, parentorganized white proms and black proms. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Prom night in mississippi 2008 stream and watch online. A high school in a smalltown in mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom. Several white families refused to participate you can find an article and youtube video here, but charleston mississippi population 2,000 now has an integrated prom. In 2008, the actor and charleston native offers to pay for the prom if its. Prom night in mississippi on dvd prom night in mississippi. Jul 08, 2016 theatrical trailer for the awardwinning feature documentary prom night in mississippi. David courier, sundance film festival filmmakers statement. Carrying on the prom night tradition, this film begins back at hamilton high school on prom night in 1957. I did too until i watched hbos documentary prom night in mississippi. In 1997, actor morgan freeman, a resident of the small town of charleston, mississippi, offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high school under one condition. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 on dvd and bluray. Prom night is a 2008 americancanadian slasher film directed by nelson mccormick that is a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same title.
The plot follows a group of high school seniors who are targeted at their prom by a masked killer seeking vengeance for the accidental death of a young girl six years earlier. Prom night in mississippi facing history and ourselves. The documentary follows a group of 2008 charleston high school high school seniors in. Paul saltzmans documentary prom night in mississippi is the story of what happened, how this startlingly anachronistic taboo was broken in a year that race relations were, in fact, at the front of many peoples minds. Prom night in mississippi might not be as zippy as some other documentaries about high school life including american teen, but its both sobering and refreshing in its honesty, making it a mustsee for families with teens who are mature enough to handle the film s complex themes. In 2008, the actor and charleston native offers to pay for the prom if its integrated.
Prom night in mississippi 2009 film complet en francais. Perhaps the most powerful portion of the film is an interview with a white father who struggles with his own racist attitudes while refusing to give up on his daughter, whose boyfriend is black. Heathers dad, glenn, walked her down the isle, her sister was her maid of honour and her niece was her flower girl. The crew shot over 165 hours of footage, 89 minutes of which were used in the final version. As the film unfolds, we delve deeply into the heated race issues that tear apart this tiny community, and realize that this troubling segregation has less to do with. Canadian filmmaker paul saltzman offers a look at the long and rocky road to this step towards racial equality in the documentary prom night in mississippi, which features interviews with a. Prom night in mississippi shows the developments of a school having its first desegregated prom instead of having one white prom and one black prom. After the united states supreme court mandated the integration of segregated schools in 1954, it took until 1970 for the black and white students in charlestown, mississippi to attend the same school. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high. The preparations for the prom and the personal relationships between our characters are woven together to create the intimacy and drama that culminates on prom night in mississippi. The film stars an ensemble cast including brittany snow, scott porter, jessica stroup, dana davis, collins pennie, kelly blatz, james ransone, brianne davis, johnathon schaech, and idris elba.
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 documentary on free. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. We look forward to restoring service as soon as we are safely able to do so. Academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman, who lives in the community, stimulated this. Canadian filmmaker paul saltzman offers a look at the long and rocky road to this step towards racial equality in the documentary prom night in mississippi, which features interviews with a number. But such is the reality of prom night in mississippi, which scrutinizes a pintsized towns travails when the school board finally consents to try out a firstever colorblind fete. In the meantime, we have a lot of great digital content and hundreds of streaming. Prom night in mississippi trailer movie trailers and videos. Newhall under construction newhall under construction.
The segment also chronicles the second integrated prom, which is a success despite another whites only graduation dance. Prom night in mississippi originally posted by jackboot these are camps, and the only way to address this problem is to bust these camps up, spread these people out, allow them to succeed, or to fail, either are better then this reality. 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. 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. And even then, white parents refused to integrate the prom, starting a tradition of white prom. Twentyseven years later, charleston resident and academy award winning actor morgan freeman offered to finance the prom. Prom night in mississippi received its world premiere at the 2009 sundance film festival. This time the school board accepted, and history was made. The directorproducer, mr salzman, hopes that the featurelength documentary with morgan freeman, prom night in mississippi, will be shown at next years sundance film festival. Prom night in mississippi 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
As the film unfolds, we delve deeply into the heated race issues that tear apart this tiny community. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 15, 2009, and playing at dovers. Mainly the film is obliged to circle around the absent centre of the conflict, the dark heart of the very issue under scrutiny. Last night, hbo aired prom night in mississippi, a documentary starring actor morgan freeman, who, in 2008, offered to pay for the senior prom at mississippi s charleston high.
Consequently, like a skinny boy in an oversized tux, it has to pad. 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 cast and characters tv guide. In 2008, actor morgan freeman offers to pay for a mississippi high schools first. The high school in a small mississippi town prepares for its first integrated senior prom. As the film unfolds, we delve deeply into the heated race issues that tear apart this tiny community, and realize that this troubling segregation has less to do with the students.
Jul 21, 2009 i did too until i watched hbos documentary prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi movie questions 2009 by teach. With highschool seniors of charleston, morgan freeman. Prom night in mississippi documents the challenge to that tradition by students, with the help of morgan freeman. The kicker, of course, is that this momentous occasion takes place in 2008 not the 1950s. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of prom night in mississippi with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. January 26th, 2010 not yet rated 1 hr 30 min plot summary. When i first went back, i had no thought of making a film, saltzman recalls. Its a documentary movie with a better than average imdb audience rating of 7. Saltzman equipped all of prom night s protagonists mainly students with personal video devices in the leadup to prom, which provide some of the most touching moments in the film, as we share unfiltered, intimate and spontaneous confessions with members of the senior class.
Prom night in mississippi is at once heartbreaking and inspiring. Its a good doc, if not a great oneit seems to ignore potentially compelling larger themes, and some of the technique is. As the film unfolds, we delve deeply into the heated race issues that tear apart this tiny community, and realize that this troubling segregation has. Prom night in mississippi featuring morgan freeman is free on snagfilms. Nov, 2009 prom night in mississippi isnt the only freeman film this year that hits the hot button of race relations. Sure, prom night in mississippi seems more like true life. 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.
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