Freedom riders / a film by Stanley Nelson ; a Firelight Media production for American experience ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant.
Material type: FilmPublication details: [United States] : PBS Distribution, 2011.Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 9781608834013
- 1608834018
- 1608834522
- 9781608834525
- American experience (Television program)
- E185.61 .F74 2011
- Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editor, Lewis Erskine and Aljernon Tunsil; composer, Tom Phillips.
- Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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VHS or DVD | John Brown University Library | E185.61 .F74 2011 | Available | 39524100437015 |
Originally broadcast on public television as an episode of American experience.
DVD
Based in part on the book Freedom riders by Raymond Arsenault.
Segregated travel -- Training the riders -- Boarding the buses -- Violence in Anniston -- The Birmingham mob -- Flying to New Orleans -- Diane Nash -- Bull Conner's Birmingham -- The Montgomery bus riot -- Martial law in Montgomery -- Continuing the rides -- Parchman Penitentiary -- Justice at last.
Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editor, Lewis Erskine and Aljernon Tunsil; composer, Tom Phillips.
This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.
NTSC 1 ; widescreen; 5.1 surround.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.