In case you havent heard, the town of charleston, ms had been holding two separate, segregated proms since the schools integrated in 1970. Prom night in mississippi originally posted by jackboot. Prom night in mississippi on dvd movie synopsis and info. To purchase dvds of prom night in mississippi use this link.
The result is an 89minute film titled prom night in mississippi. 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. A high school in a smalltown in mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom. Prom night in mississippi is a 2009 canadianamerican documentary film written and directed by paul saltzman. There are some important things you can do to help speed processing of your return. So a meeting was set up with morgan at the school board office, and we began filming a second feature documentary.
A fact from prom night in mississippi appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. Prom night in mississippitheatrical trailer youtube. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 starring morgan freeman on dvd and bluray. White parents refuse to integrate the school graduation dance, starting a tradition of separate, parent. Prom night in mississippi this is a political forum that is nonbiasednonpartisan and treats every persons position on topics equally. Not knowing what would result, my wife and coproducer, patricia aquino, and i funded the shooting on our own. In 2008, actor morgan freeman offers to pay for a mississippi high schools first.
Despite the subject matter, prom night in mississippi is surprisingly buoyant with the hope and joy of these kids. Rarely is it as overt and shameful as a high school in mississippi. Harsh lessons of division and racial intolerance infect the lives of charleston highs students. Prom night in mississippi 2008 stream and watch online. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high school in mississippi under one condition. The film focuses on the racial segregation that occurs in the towns only high school, charleston high school, particularly how they still have racially.
You receive insight into the thoughts, beliefs, mindsets and views of the high school students, school board, teachers, families and morgan freeman. Watch prom night in mississippi 2009 full movie online. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 2009 freigegeben. Prom night in mississippi movie questions 2009 by teach. 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.
January 26th, 2010 not yet rated 1 hr 30 min plot summary. Prom night in mississippi originally posted by redress. 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. Tallahatchie county is the poorest in mississippi and, likely, the poorest in the country. Theatrical trailer for the feature documentary prom night in mississippi. The documentary follows a group of 2008 charleston high school high school seniors in. Freeman brings an interesting proposal for the students that will be graduating in the 2008 school year.
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. The kicker, of course, is that this momentous occasion takes place in 2008 not the 1950s. Rent prom night in mississippi 2009 on dvd and bluray. It wasnt until 1970 that the high school was integrated. Nov, 2009 morgan freeman talks about his prom night in mississippi. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Highschool seniors of charleston, morgan freeman, bongo, don warren, paul saltzman, stephen philipson, nancy. You have not been to a housing project lately, they are not old, handicapped, they are single women, not a father in sight, only lost children with no. A high school in a smalltown in mississippi prepares for its first integrated. 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. It will be repeated multiple times in july and august, so for a full schedule, please visit hbo and the films web site at. In partnership with hbo and directorproducer paul saltzman, the southern poverty law center has created a sixlesson teachers guide for use with hbos documentary prom night in mississippi, which chronicles the social boundaries crossed by students when their high school hosted its first integrated prom the lessons provide activities to help students explore.
Jul 24, 2009 prom night in mississippi, which first premiered at the 2009 sundance film festival, started airing this week on hbo. Twentyseven years later, charleston resident and academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to finance the prom under the condition it be integrated. 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. They found this story amazing due to the segregated proms being held in this small mississippi town until morgan freeman intervened and paid for an integrated prom. In 1970, the town of charleston, mississippi, allowed black students into their white high school, but refused to integrate the senior prom. 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. Prom night in mississippi 2009 prom night in mississippi. In charleston, mississippi, racial integration was never quite accomplished. In 1997 the actor morgan freeman, a mississippi native, offered to subsidize the charleston prom if it was integrated, but he was turned down. Morgan freeman, a charleston resident, makes the school an offer. The following is a brief description of cert ain legislative changes. I cannot think of a movie more likely to promote discussion about issues of race than prom night. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party.
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. Twentyseven years later, charleston resident and academy aw. Extreme makeover home edition series butterfly rising feature the dynamiter feature the good forest feature when cotton blossoms documentary cheat day diaries feature a call to arms documentary contagio feature mississippi queen documentary night of the loup garou feature perversion feature prom night in mississippi. 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. Prom night in mississippi on dvd prom night in mississippi. In 1954, charleston high school was ordered, like every other school in the country, to desegregate.
Students answer questions as they view the 2009 film, prom night in mississippi. While the united states supreme court declared that segregated schools were unconstitutional in 1954, change came slowly to charleston, mississippi. Oct 08, 2009 theatrical trailer for the feature documentary prom night in mississippi. Nov 12, 2009 prom night in mississippi plays like a sidebar to his upcoming opus an interesting sidebar, and with a famous name attached, but not quite worthy of the feature treatment it gets here. This teachers guide is designed to help make the film an even more powerful and transformative experience for students. Canadian filmmaker paul saltzman follows students, teachers, and parents in the leadup to the big day. In 1965 he did civil rights work with student nonviolent coordinating committee in mississippi. Guys did you see this last night was the premiere of the hbo documentary prom night in mississippi. Prom night in mississippi facing history and ourselves. With highschool seniors of charleston, morgan freeman. In the 1960s, paul saltzman went to mississippi and was thrown in jail for. Prom night in mississippi 2009 the movie database tmdb. 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. Supreme court orders the integration of all segregated schools in america, including all their events.
Prom night in mississippi docurama cinedigm entertainment. Prom night in mississippi is at once heartbreaking and inspiring. Prom night in mississippi 2009 0115 2009 us documentary 1h 30m. Prom night in mississippi, which first premiered at the 2009 sundance film festival, started airing this week on hbo. In hbo documentary of a mississippi school, history is. In 1997, academy awardwinning actor morgan freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at charleston high. 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. Prom night in mississippi plays like a sidebar to his upcoming opus an interesting sidebar, and with a famous name attached, but not quite worthy of the feature treatment it gets here. Prom night in mississippi directed by paul saltzman, 2008. 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.
Morgan freeman talks about his prom night in mississippi. In 2008, the actor and charleston native offers to pay for the prom if its. The filmmaker although a firsttime feature director, paul saltzman is a twotime emmy awardwinning film and television producerdirector with 300 productions to his credit. I spent my younger days living in sacramento california. He is a native of charleston, but he left when he was six years old. In hbo documentary of a mississippi school, history is afoot. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. But prom night in mississippi serves as a powerful reminder that, despite those. Prom night in mississippi 2009 01152009 us documentary 1h 30m user score. But towns like charleston, mississippi, the subject of paul saltzmans 2008 documentary prom night in mississippi, were a bit slow on the uptake.