On August 28, 1955, they kidnapped, tortured and murdered her son. What his mother did next changed a nation.
A true-to-life dramatization of the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicago teenager who, while visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi, in August 1955, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by two white men for allegedly whistling at a local white woman.
The horror and the brutality of this crime were magnified even more when his mother, Mamie Till, made the courageous decision to invite the media to the funeral where she had an open casket.
This film chronicles the tragedy, its aftermath, and Mamie Till’s heroic crusade for justice.
Rightfully called "The hate crime that changed America," this event sparked the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
The horror and the brutality of this crime were magnified even more when his mother, Mamie Till, made the courageous decision to invite the media to the funeral where she had an open casket.
This film chronicles the tragedy, its aftermath, and Mamie Till’s heroic crusade for justice.
Rightfully called "The hate crime that changed America," this event sparked the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
Screenplay by David Barr III & David Scott Hay
Based on the award-winning critically acclaimed play The Face of Emmett Till co-written by Emmett’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley.
Directed by Oscar-winner James Moll
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