Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Laura Lee Wallace
Von Reese
Eddie Reed
Robert Jamison
Antonio Wallace
Cassandra Wallace
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A vicious cycle of poverty and illiteracy plagues the contemporary Mississippi Delta; the legacy of slavery, sharecropping and the cotton industry. In this setting, against imposing odds and extreme hardship, great-grandmother LaLee Wallace, head of the African-American Wallace family, struggles to ensure a better future for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also fighting poverty is Reggie Barnes, Superintendent of schools in the district. The school district is on probation from the state because of its low performance on standardized tests. But Barnes feels that his teachers face special problems trying to educate the children of illiterate parents, and he knows that if they can break this vicious cycle, there will be hope for the future.
Cast
Laura Lee Wallace
Von Reese
Eddie Reed
Robert Jamison
Antonio Wallace
Cassandra Wallace
Gregory Wallace
Reggie Barnes
Crew
Reggie Barnes
Margaret Crimmins
Deborah Dickson
Deborah Dickson
Susan Froemke
Susan Froemke
Douglas Graves
Robert Jamison
Gary Lucas
Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles
Peter G. Miller
Sheila Nevins
Eddie Reed
Von Reese
Greg Smith
Donald Thomas
Antonio Wallace
Cassandra Wallace
Gregory Wallace
Laura Lee Wallace
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Excellence in Cinematography Award - Documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States January 2001
Released in United States Summer June 22, 2001
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.
Scheduled for telecast in USA on HBO May 12, 2002.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Released in United States Summer June 22, 2001
