Freedom Song
Brief Synopsis
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Dramatic account of the grass-roots civil rights movement in a small Mississippi town in 1959. Focuses on a couple under government scrutiny for their activist stance against the Jim Crow laws and their teenage son who is becoming an activist. Inspired by the arrival of an organizer of the Student N
Cast & Crew
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Phil Alden Robinson
Director
Vondie Curtis Hall
Daniel Wall
Loretta Devine
Evelyn Walker
Danny Glover
Will Walker
Stan Shaw
Archie Mullen
Glynn Turman
T-Bone Lanier
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Period
Teens
Release Date
2000
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
Dramatic account of the grass-roots civil rights movement in a small Mississippi town in 1959. Focuses on a couple under government scrutiny for their activist stance against the Jim Crow laws and their teenage son who is becoming an activist. Inspired by the arrival of an organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the teen joins the crusade to desegregate the only home he's known. Based on actual events.
Cast
Vondie Curtis Hall
Daniel Wall
Loretta Devine
Evelyn Walker
Danny Glover
Will Walker
Stan Shaw
Archie Mullen
Glynn Turman
T-Bone Lanier
Sam Robinson
Pearl Jones
Shad Muhammad
John Beasley
Clif Willman
Jason Weaver
Martha Nix Granger
David Dwyer
William Flaman
Jerry Campbell
Justin Smith
Tyrone Hicks
Gregory Alan Williams
Herb Kelsey
Donna Biscoe
Christopher Stokes
Patti Briscoe
Nita Hardy
Michael Jai White
Jason Loftus
Eddie Lambeth
Eva Shoshana Moses-mcdew
Rae'ven Kelly
Edmund J Kearney
Rob Graham
Tom Turriville
Erika N Dennis
Jesse Hamilton
Sonny Shroyer
Randall Brown
Janell Mcleod
Kirk Taylor
Don Henderson Baker
Maxwell Paige
Scott Brian Higgs
Peter Bonner Briggs
Lou Walker
Danny Nelson
Stephen Snedden
Al Butler
Brandi Hancock
Jesse Janowsky
Tim White
David J Dennis
Omar Gooding
Felix Justice
Margaret Freeman
Vicellous Reon Shannon
Owen Walker
Ginnie Randall
Bill Nelson
James Horner
Performer
Shay Dobson-webb
Deborah Callaway Duke
Emily Young Keely
Marcello Thedford
Bradford Tillery
Charlie Lucas
Lowell Faison
Jeff Pinney
Rasool J'han
David Strathairn
Crew
Kashka Banjoko
Hair Stylist
Sahy Bentley-griffin
Location Casting
Steve Brock
Best Boy
Tony Brubaker
Stunt Coordinator
Linda Burton
Production Designer
Veda Campbell
Sound Mixer
Jonathan Capra
Assistant Director
Anthony Cargioli
Boom Operator
Henry Cline
Camera Operator
H. H. Cooper
Assistant Director
Sean Daniel
Executive Producer
Sharen Davis
Costume Designer
Michael Dean Kiesling
Dolly Grip
Francine Decoursey
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Dave Dennis
Consultant
Amanda Digiulio
Producer
Amanda Digiulio Richmond
Unit Production Manager
Alyce Fahsholtz
Production Coordinator
Leigh French
Voice Casting
Danny Glover
Executive Producer
Gloria Glynn
Costume Supervisor
Diane Hammond
Makeup Artist
Vincent Harding
Consultant
E Michael Hewett
Location Manager
James Horner
Music
Maysie Hoy
Editor
Michaell G Jefferosn
Assistant Director
Carole King
Song
Michael Leone
Script Supervisor
John Leveque
Sound Editor
Keith G Lewis
Costume Supervisor
John Lindley
Director Of Photography
Steve Mann
Sound Effects Editor
Cydney Mccurdy
Casting Associate
Barbara Mcdermott
Music Editor
Charles Mcdew
Technical Advisor
Charles Mcdew
Consultant
Carolyn Mcdonald
Executive Producer
Tom Moore
Transportation Captain
Jono Oliver
Assistant Director
Steve Pederson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian T Pitts
Assistant Camera Operator
Christopher Prampin
Gaffer
Matt Ramsey
Assistant Editor
Joe E. Rand
Music Editor
A. Dorian Reed
Casting Associate
Robi Reed-humes
Casting
Simon Rhodes
Music
Shannon Riffy
Production Supervisor
Phil Alden Robinson
Executive Producer
Phil Alden Robinson
Screenplay
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Sanders
Property Master
Jeffrey Schlatter
Construction Coordinator
Michael Schorr
Special Effects Coordinator
David Smith
Set Decorator
Margaret Solow
Researcher
Becky Sullivan
Adr Editor
Shane Summers
Transportation Coordinator
Shawn Sykora
Foley Editor
Linwood Taylor
Production Designer
Dascious Thomas
Key Grip
Michael Tinger
Post-Production Supervisor
Amy Vincent
Director Of Photography
Kimberly Lowe Voight
Dialogue Editor
Michael H Ward
Art Director
Stanley Weiser
Screenplay
Alonzo V Wilson
Costume Supervisor
Anne Wilson
Production Accountant
Denise Woods
Dialect Coach
Emily Young Keely
Extras Casting Assistant
Gina Zappala
Assistant Editor
Bob Zellner
Consultant
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Period
Teens
Release Date
2000
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 27, 2000
Aired in United States June 20, 2000
Released in United States on Video June 20, 2000
Began shooting July 13, 1999.
Completed shooting August 24, 1999.
