Before Women Had Wings
Brief Synopsis
Read More
Television movie based on Connie May Fowler's book of the same name. Miss Zora, a kind-hearted black woman with a sad past, offers comfort and a safe haven to Bird Jackson, a sensitive young girl who is coping with the cycle of alcoholism and abuse that began with her father's suicide and its devast
Cast & Crew
Read More
Lloyd Kramer
Director
Oprah Winfrey
Miss Zora
Ellen Barkin
Glory Marie Jackson
Tina Majorino
Bird Jackson
Julia Stiles
Phoebe Jackson
John Savage
Billy Jackson
Film Details
Also Known As
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Before Women Had Wings
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Encore Hollywood; Larson Sound Center; Nina Saxon Film Design; Reel Talent/Reel Kids
Location
Ojai, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Television movie based on Connie May Fowler's book of the same name. Miss Zora, a kind-hearted black woman with a sad past, offers comfort and a safe haven to Bird Jackson, a sensitive young girl who is coping with the cycle of alcoholism and abuse that began with her father's suicide and its devastating aftermath. Set in the South during the 1960s.
Director
Lloyd Kramer
Director
Cast
Oprah Winfrey
Miss Zora
Ellen Barkin
Glory Marie Jackson
Tina Majorino
Bird Jackson
Julia Stiles
Phoebe Jackson
John Savage
Billy Jackson
Burt Young
Mr Ippolito
William Lee Scott
Hank
Louis Crugnali
L J Ippolito
David Hart
Sheriff
Crew
Catherine Adair
Costume Designer
Bunny Andrews
Music Editor
John B Asman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frawley Becker
Location Manager
Jay Benson
Producer
Sam Black
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andre Blaise
Hair Stylist
Malcolm Brown
Camera Operator
Stephen Cain
Boom Operator
Ericson Core
Director Of Photography
Towny Duel
Production Coordinator
Kathryn Eisenstein
Casting Associate
Kate Forte
Executive Producer
Connie May Fowler
Source Material (From Novel: "Before Women Had Wings")
Connie May Fowler
Writer
David Franco
Music Supervisor
Patricia Gundlach
Hair Stylist
Renee Heimann
Assistant Property Master
Desne Holland
Makeup
Thomas J Huth
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dia Jannone
Assistant Camera Operator
Marie Kaderbeck
Costumes
John A Keim
Property Master
Lola Kemp
Hair Stylist
Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Norman Langley
Camera Operator
Lori Madrigal
Makeup
Francine Maisler
Casting Director
Anthony T Mason
Assistant Director
Tyrone Mason
Assistant Director
Zelda Mattox
Transportation Captain
Kurt Meisenbach
Set Decorator
Linda Olague
Colorist
Kevin Potter
Assistant Camera Operator
Joseph Rainey
Production Designer
Anton Sanko
Music
Stephen Semel
Editor
Maria Simon
Transportation Coordinator
Marsha Smith
Publicity
Jules Stewart
Script Supervisor
Woogie Thomas
Key Grip
Tim Tortora
Production Supervisor
Andi Turpin
Best Boy
Mike Walker
Camera Operator
Burt Weinstein
Sound Editor
James Westman
Unit Production Manager
Dan Zarlengo
Gaffer
Film Details
Also Known As
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Before Women Had Wings
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Encore Hollywood; Larson Sound Center; Nina Saxon Film Design; Reel Talent/Reel Kids
Location
Ojai, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 2, 1997
Began shooting March 1997.
First of six television movies produced under the "Oprah Winfrey Presents" banner.
