Prom night in Mississippi [videorecording] / HBO Documentary Films and RTM Productions presents ; directed & produced by Paul Saltzman ; produced by Patricia Aquino.

[Franklin, Tenn.] : RTM Productions, [2009]

English

In English.

1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

627843034100

E185.61 .P766 2009

323.1196073

In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman, a resident of the small town of Charleston, Miss., offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School under one condition: the prom must be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008 he offered again, and the offer was accepted, changing the tradition of two separate proms for blacks and whites that had endured since the high school was integrated in 1970. Shows the problems and lessons learned as the event was planned and held. With comments from Morgan Freeman, students, and others. Intended to explore attitudes of racial intolerance that still persist today. In 2008, Charleson High School had 415 students, 70% black and 30% white.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2008 (c2009)
Title from feature.
"Educational version"--Disc label.
Special features: "One year later" update (20 min.); "Filmmaker interviews" featuring director/producer Paul Saltzman and producer Patricia Aquino (22 min.); deleted and extended scenes (20 min.); stills gallery; theatrical trailer (2 min.).

Executive producer, Sheila Nevins ; cinematography, Bongo, Don Warren, Paul Saltzman ; editor, Stephen Philipson ; music, Jack Lenz, Asher Lenz.

DVD; widescreen, Dolby 5.1 or 2.0 Dolby digital sound.

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