Sud . South
Soros Documentary Fund “South” initially began as a “meditation on the American South” inspired by the filmmaker’s love for the work of writers William Faulkner and James Baldwin. The direction of the film quickly shifted after the racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas in June...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English |
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United States
1999
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:55a6ef4b-ebbb-4598-b7b0-93f805e7c601 |
| Summary: | Soros Documentary Fund
“South” initially began as a “meditation on the American South” inspired by the filmmaker’s love for the work of writers William Faulkner and James Baldwin. The direction of the film quickly shifted after the racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas in June 1998; a black man who was killed by three white men who chained him to their truck and dragged him three miles through predominantly black parts of the county until one of his arms came off and he was decapitated. What began as an elegant meditation on the South became a passionate documentary capturing the emotionally tumultuous aftermath of Byrd’s murder. Focusing on the lynching of James Byrd Jr., the film attempts to decipher the roots of racism and race related crimes in the 20th century in the heart of the United States. |
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| Published: | 1999 |