Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



The untold story of Emmett Louis Till  Cover Image DVD DVD

The untold story of Emmett Louis Till / a Till Freedom Come production ; produced and directed by Keith A. Beauchamp.

Beauchamp, Keith A. (Added Author). Till Freedom Come Productions. (Added Author). Thinkfilm (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:
A biography of Emmett Louis Till, an African-American teenager who was murdered for whistling at a white women in Mississippi in 1955. Chronicles director Beauchamp's decade-long effort to determine the true identities of Till's killers.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard format.
  • Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Thinkfilm, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2005.
Special features: optional audio commentary by Beauchamp; "The impact of the Emmett Louis Till case in American history and today" (a panel discussion organized by The Harvard Civil Rights Project, moderated by Andrew Grant-Thomas, with Jenny Lopez, Prof. Charles Ogletree, Prof. Gary Orfield, 26 min.); theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Camera, Rondrick Cowins, Scott Marshall, Sikay Tang ; edited by David Dessel ; original score by Jim Papoulis.
Participant or Performer Note:
A biography of Emmett Louis Till, an African-American teenager who was murdered for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi in 1955; a chronicle of director Beauchamp's decade-long effort to determine the true identities of Till's killers.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:
In English.
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.
Victims of hate crimes > Mississippi.
African Americans > Crimes against > Mississippi.
Genre: Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lower Macungie Library DVD 323.1196 UNT (Text) 33400001084675 Adult DVD Available -
Hughes Library DVD 323.1196 UNT (Text) 32378005169885 Adult DVD Available -


Additional Resources