Son of the South is the true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961,caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on. As Rosa Parks told Bob, “Not choosing is a choice.” It’s the story of someone fighting against social injustice, repression, and violence, someone who transformed himself in order to help change the world around him.
Son of the South is a 2020 American biographical historical drama film, written and directed by Barry Alexander Brown, in his directorial debut. Based on Bob Zellner’s autobiography, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement, it stars Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Cedric the Entertainer, Sharonne Lainer, Mike C. Manning, Brian Dennehy and Chaka Forman. Spike Lee serves as an executive producer. It had its world premiere at the American Black Film Festival on August 26, 2020.
Son of the South (2020)
Directed by: Barry Alexander Brown
Starring: Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Cedric the Entertainer, Sharonne Lainer, Brian Dennehy, Chaka Forman, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Ashton Tyler
Screenplay by: Barry Alexander Brown
Production Design by: Eloise Crane Stammerjohn
Cinematography by: John Rosario
Film Editing by: Barry Alexander Brown
Costume Design by: Michelle Green
Set Decoration by: Pamela G. Ryan
Music by: Steven Argila
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Clear Horizon Entertainment
Release Date: August 26, 2020
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