Freedom on My Mind (1994)

Name: Freedom on My Mind
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1994-06-22

1h 45m

Running Time

Plot.

In 1961 Mississippi was a virtual South African enclave within the United States. Everything is segregated. There are virtually no black voters. Bob Moses, enters the state and the Voter Registration Project begins. The first black farmer who attempts to register is fatally shot by a Mississippi State Representative. But four years later, the registration is open. By 1990, Mississippi has more elected black officials than any other state in the union.

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Cast & Crew.

Heather Booth

Self

John Chancellor

Self

Connie Field

Director

Marilyn Mulford

Director

Michael Chandler

Writer

Michael Chin

Cinematographer

Vicente Franco

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
June 22, 1994

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 45m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-09-18

This Movie Is About.

mississippi

woman director

civil rights activist

Wiki.

Freedom on My Mind is a 1994 feature documentary film that tells the story of the Mississippi voter registration movement of 1961 to 1964, which was characterized by violence against the people involved, including multiple instances of murder.

The film was produced and directed by Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford. Participants interviewed include Bob Moses, Victoria Gray Adams, Endesha Ida Mae Holland, and Freedom Summer volunteers Marshall Ganz, Heather Booth, and Pam Allen.

Freedom on My Mind premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, won that year's Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.