Mainly the film is obliged to circle around the absent centre of the conflict, the dark heart of the very issue under scrutiny. In 1997 the actor morgan freeman, a mississippi native, offered to subsidize the charleston prom if it was integrated, but he was turned down. Harsh lessons of division and racial intolerance infect the lives of charleston highs students. She witnessed him murdered her family to be with her. Click the film s title to watch the movie at snagfilms and browse snagfilms sundance film festival channel for more sundance classics. Prom night in mississippi facing history and ourselves.
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. Prom night in mississippi featuring morgan freeman is free on snagfilms. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 starring morgan freeman on dvd and blu ray. 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. A high school in a smalltown in mississippi prepares for its first integrated. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high school in mississippi under one condition. I stop the film briefly about twice to ask students to share what they have written down so far. Prom night in mississippi directed by paul saltzman, 2008.
The film tells the story of children at mississippis charleston high school, who receive. A high school girl named donna keppel snow is traumatized after. Prom night in mississippi is at once heartbreaking and inspiring. This teachers guide is designed to help make the film an even more powerful and transformative experience for students. Prom night in mississippi 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Consequently, like a skinny boy in an oversized tux, it has to pad. Prom night in mississippi 2009 documentary on free. Prom night in mississippi premieres monday, july 20 at 9pm. 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.
A canadian film crew led by paul saltzman documented the event for the upcoming prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi videos and best clips tv guide. Our film follows the charleston high senior class of 2008 preparing and attending their historic, first integrated prom, in the context of strong emotions, traditions, and conflict inherent in race relations in the community, and in the deep south. Few rites of teenage passage are as memorable both in real life and in the movies as prom. Interviews with prom night in mississippi cast youtube. 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. Prom night in mississippi is a 2009 canadianamerican documentary film written and directed by paul saltzman. Its a documentary movie with a better than average imdb audience rating of 7. This film shows the problems and lessons learned as the event was planned and held, and explores attitudes of racial intolerance. Canadian filmmaker paul saltzman follows students, teachers, and parents in the leadup to the big day.
Morgan freeman did a great service to this community by being a catalyst for change. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 on dvd and bluray. Theatrical trailer for the feature documentary prom night in mississippi. Morgan freeman, a charleston resident, makes the school an offer. January 26th, 2010 not yet rated 1 hr 30 min plot summary. Integrated senior prom in charleston, mississippi 2008 intro duration. But prom night in mississippi serves as a powerful reminder that, despite. In 2008, the actor and charleston native offers to pay for the prom if its. 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. 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 firstever integrated senior prom.
In 2008, he made his feature film directorial debut with the documentary, prom night in mississippi, with morgan freeman. Prom night in mississippitheatrical trailer youtube. But towns like charleston, mississippi, the subject of paul saltzmans 2008 documentary prom night in mississippi, were a bit slow on the uptake. 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.
This is what two cast members of prom night in mississippi had to say about their school and the film. Morgan freeman talks about his prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi on dvd prom night in mississippi. 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. Hbo will be airing the prom night in mississippi documentary on july 20th. 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. Hopefully your own teens dance wont go the way of carries. Prom night in mississippi trailer movie trailers and videos. I cannot think of a movie more likely to promote discussion about issues of race than prom night. Prom night in mississippi docurama cinedigm entertainment. In the upcoming invictus, he plays nelson mandela for director clint eastwood. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 starring morgan freeman on dvd and bluray.
Rarely is it as overt and shameful as a high school in mississippi. We watch the first 24 minutes of so of prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi documents the challenge to that tradition by students, with the help of morgan freeman. A high school seniors prom is ruined when the stalker who killed her family three years earlier escapes from a mental institution and wreaks havoc on her life again. 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. This time the school board accepted, and history was. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high. Uplifting, illuminating and enjoyable important to watch. There was something special about seeing this film at the crossroads film festival in jackson, mississippi. To purchase dvds of prom night in mississippi use this link. Prom night in mississippi on dvd movie synopsis and info. 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. In 1970, the town of charleston, mississippi, allowed black students into their white high school, but refused to integrate the senior prom.
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. He is currently editing his 2nd feature, the documentary return to mississippi, with harry belafonte, the kkk and morgan freeman. Prom night in mississippi 2009 watch on snagfilms or streaming. 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. Advise and dissent 2012 prom night in mississippi 2009 nanking 2007 in between days 2006 the puffy chair 2005 brother to brother 2004. 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. Our list of the best prom movies is almost as much fun as the event itself. Prom night in mississippi 2008 stream and watch online. 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 engages viewers through suspense, conflict, and unexpected endings. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd. In hbo documentary of a mississippi school, history is. Prom night in mississippi isnt the only freeman film this year that hits the hot button of race relations. In 2008, actor morgan freeman offers to pay for a mississippi high schools first.
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