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Duration
  

Music director
  
Chris Davis

Language
  
English

7.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary

Running time
  
1h 27m

Screenplay
  
Micki Dickoff

Writer
  
Micki Dickoff

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Cast
  
Edgar Ray Killen

Director
  
Micki Dickoff Tony Pagano

Release date
  
October 12, 2008 (2008-10-12) (Indie Memphis Film Festival)

Directors
  
Micki Dickoff, Tony Pagano

Similar movies
  
Murder in Mississippi (1990), Mississippi Cold Case (2007), Freedom on My Mind (1994), Malcolm X (1972), Mississippi Burning (1988)

Neshoba: The Price of Freedom is a 2010 documentary film about events and attitudes in Neshoba County, Mississippi, 40 years after the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.

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Synopsis

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Neshoba explores the history and changing racial attitudes of Neshoba County, Mississippi four decades after the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner during Freedom Summer. The film captures the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, who granted the filmmakers "extraordinary access".

Awards

  • Best Documentary – Boston Film Festival
  • Best Political Documentary & Best Directors – New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
  • Best Documentary – Indie Memphis Film Festival
  • Best Documentary – Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
  • Best Mississippi Film – Oxford Film Festival
  • Best Overall Film – Texas Black Film Festival
  • Best Documentary – Texas Black Film Festival
  • Best Human Rights Film – Canada International Film Festival
  • Best Documentary – Teaneck International Film Festival
  • Best Film – Berlin Black International Film Festival
  • Special Jury Award – WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
  • Special Jury Award – Monaco Film Festival
  • Audience Award – Albuquerque Film Festival
  • Humanitas Prize Nominee
  • American Documentary Showcase – Kenya International Film Festival

    • Reception

    Though critical of certain production elements, Variety praised Neshoba as "a disturbing peek at how little some people have changed, as well as an inspiring portrait of others' determination to see crime punished at last".

    References

    Neshoba (film) Wikipedia
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