Till [videorecording].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmLanguage: English Publisher: [UNITED STATES] : Universal, 2023Edition: Widescreen editionDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 128 minutes) sound, color 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Audience:
  • General
  • Adult
  • Rated PG-13
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Production credits:
  • Director, Chinonye Chukwu.
Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jamie Renell, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson.Summary: Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.Review: "An impassioned melodrama on the surface, unafraid of facing tragedy head-on and allowing ample space for grief, anger, and fear, but which is also a wise movie about the complicatedly political world Mamie Till finds herself in."--Rolling StoneReview: "An engrossing Civil Rights drama that could turn its little-known star into an Oscar winner."--NewsdayReview: "In her terrific performance as the mother of Emmett Till, Danielle Deadwyler wrestles a ghastly American tragedy into a story of resilience crucial to the civil rights movement."--Variety
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DVD John Tomay Memorial Library DVDFIC DVD FIC TIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31030100280890

01/17/2023

New DVD 2023 Winter.

Director, Chinonye Chukwu.

Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jamie Renell, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson.

Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.

"An impassioned melodrama on the surface, unafraid of facing tragedy head-on and allowing ample space for grief, anger, and fear, but which is also a wise movie about the complicatedly political world Mamie Till finds herself in."--Rolling Stone

"An engrossing Civil Rights drama that could turn its little-known star into an Oscar winner."--Newsday

"In her terrific performance as the mother of Emmett Till, Danielle Deadwyler wrestles a ghastly American tragedy into a story of resilience crucial to the civil rights movement."--Variety

MPAA rating: PG-13.

DVD.

English audio; French, Spanish subtitles.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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