Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tim Reid
Al Freeman Jr.
Phylicia Rashad
Paula Kelly
Leon Robinson
Salli Richardson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Welcome to Glen Allan, Mississippi, 1946. Experience an America that remains only in the hearts and minds of those who were brought up in this small southern community. Lost in the sweat of the cotton fields and hidden in the juke joints of muddy water blues, the people of Glen Allan nurtured and protected each other while celebrating life to the fullest. In a time when the Ku Klux Klan terrorized the streets and "White Only" were the first words learned by African American children, Clifton was encouraged by the love and kinship of the tightly-knit community to overcome the bigotry and intolerance of the South, allowing him to embark on an extraordinary journey.
Director
Tim Reid
Cast
Al Freeman Jr.
Phylicia Rashad
Paula Kelly
Leon Robinson
Salli Richardson
Karen Malina White
Iona Morris
Bernie Casey
Isaac Hayes
Richard Roundtree
Anna Maria Horsford
Damon Hines
Charles Earl Taylor
Phill Lewis
Taj Mahal
Polly Bergen
Crew
Michael Bennett
Jaki Brown-karman
Freddye Chapman
Michael Clausen
Paul W Cooper
Ira Friedlander
Geoffrey S Grimsman
Eleanor Hemingway
Monique Huey Jones
Butch Lewis
Kristen Mcgary
Paulette Millichap
Rip Murray
Michael A Patillo
David Pincus
Tim Reid
John W. Simmons
Sherri G Sneed
Clifton Taubert
Clifton L Taulbert
Steve Tyrell
Winnie Brown Willis
Natalie Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award for Most Popular Film at the 1995 Hawaii International Film Festival.
Winner of the Audience Choice: Best of the Fest Award at the 1995 St. Louis Film Festival.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Direction in a Feature Debut at the 1995 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States April 12, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 2, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 23, 1996
Expanded Release in United States March 1, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States March 1996
Released in United States November 11, 1995
Released in United States November 4, 1995
Released in United States November 9, 1995
Released in United States October 1995
Released in United States October 29, 1995
Released in United States on Video September 17, 1996
Released in United States Winter January 26, 1996
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival Oct 12-29, 1995.
Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City November 28 - December 14, 1997.
Shown at Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival November 11, 1995.
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 9, 1995.
Shown at New Orleans Film Festival October 13-19, 1995.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8-17, 1996.
Shown at St. Louis Film Festival November 4, 1995.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival Oct 12-29, 1995.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City November 28 - December 14, 1997.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.)
Released in United States Winter January 26, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 2, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 23, 1996
Released in United States March 1996 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8-17, 1996.)
Expanded Release in United States March 1, 1996
Expanded Release in United States April 12, 1996
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.
Shown at North Carolina Film Festival October 29, 1995.
Feature directorial debut for actor Tim Reid. United Image Entertainment is Reid's production company.
Formerly distributed by IRS Releasing.
Began shooting June 27, 1994.
Completed shooting July 30, 1994.
Expanded Release in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown in New York City (Adam Clayton Powell Gallery) as part of program "Harlem Week 1997" August 1-15, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video September 17, 1996
Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at New Orleans Film Festival October 13-19, 1995.)
Released in United States October 29, 1995 (Shown at North Carolina Film Festival October 29, 1995.)
Released in United States November 4, 1995 (Shown at St. Louis Film Festival November 4, 1995.)
Released in United States November 9, 1995 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 9, 1995.)
Released in United States November 11, 1995 (Shown at Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival November 11, 1995.)
