The Body of Emmett Till (2016)
8m
Running Time
July 17, 2016Release Date
Plot.
Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. This short documentary was commissioned by "Time" magazine for their series "100 Photos" about the most influential photographs of all time.
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Cast & Crew.
Mamie Till Mobley
Bryan Stevenson
Roy Bryant
J.W. Milam
Edward Felsenthal
Editor
Nancy Gibbs
Editor
Ian Orefice
Executive Producer
Kira Pollack
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
african american history
activism
photography
1950s
lynching
jim crow
hate crime
media coverage
time magazine
racial injustice
racial hatred
historical images
influential
mississippi
historical documentary
mamie till-mobley