A Picture of Freedom
Brief Synopsis
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Twelve-year-old Clotee lives on a Virginia plantation and has secretly taught herself how to read and write. Clotee discovers that Mr. Harms, the tutor of the household, is also a conductor on the Underground Railroad that transports escaped slaves to the North. When two friends in love are in dange
Cast & Crew
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Helaine Head
Director
Shadia Simmons
Clotee
Alison Sealy-smith
Aunt Tee
Erica Luttrell
Spicy
Jason Burke
Hince
Andrew Dinner
William
Film Details
Also Known As
Dear America (03/17/99), Picture of Freedom
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Family
Historical
Period
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Scholastic Entertainment Inc.
Technical Specs
Duration
28m
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Clotee lives on a Virginia plantation and has secretly taught herself how to read and write. Clotee discovers that Mr. Harms, the tutor of the household, is also a conductor on the Underground Railroad that transports escaped slaves to the North. When two friends in love are in danger of being separated by the master of the house, Clotee helps them escape using the Underground Railroad. After the tutor is forced to leave the house, Clotee assumes his duties as conductor rather than fleeing for her own freedom. Special based on the Scholastic book series that tells fictional stories about heroic young women during important periods in American history.
Director
Helaine Head
Director
Cast
Shadia Simmons
Clotee
Alison Sealy-smith
Aunt Tee
Erica Luttrell
Spicy
Jason Burke
Hince
Andrew Dinner
William
Mark Ellis
Mr Harms
Richard Sali
Master Henley
Catherine Fitch
Miz Lilly
Dolores Ettienne
Hannah
Jeff Jones
Preacher
Crew
Tessa Abdull
Production Associate
Martha Atwater
Co-Executive Producer
Eric Banz
2nd Assistant Art Direction
Suzanne Baum
Publicist (Hbo/Los Angeles)
Barry Bergthorson
Director Of Photography
Darren Boyce
Key Grip
Ian Brock
Production Designer
Elizabeth Calderhead
Set Decorator
Douglas John Cameron
Music
Lena Cordina
Production Manager
Lena Cordina
Line Producer
Douglas Crawford
Assistant Editor
Bryan Day
Sound Recordist
Kelly Decooman
Production Accountant
Alan Doucette
Property Master
Christie Dreyfuss
Executive In Charge Of Production
Leslie Dumbleton
Makeup
Frances Edwards
Publicist (Hbo/New York)
Jean Feiwel
From Book Series ("Dear America")
Sharon Forrest
Casting
Susan Forrest
Casting (Toronto)
Michael Forrester
Gaffer
Deborah Forte
Executive Producer (Hbo)
Steve Foster
Rerecording Engineer
Alison Grand
Publicist (Suzanne Rothenberg Communications)
David Hardy
Production Coordinator
Brock Jolliffe
Special Effects
Etheline Joseph
Hair Stylist
Doug Lawrence
Camera Operator
Jack Lenz
Music
Lori Longstaff
1st Assistant Camera
Roderik Mayne
Art Direction
Lynda Mckenzie
Post-Production Supervisor
Patricia C Mckissack
Book As Source Material ("A Picture Of Freedom")
Rhonda Jayne Olson
Story Editor
Tonya Owens
Publicist (Hbo/Los Angeles)
Carol Pears
Script Supervisor
Karen Perez
Location Manager
Katherine Pongracz
Publicist (Hbo/New York)
Sue Rothenberg
Publicist (Suzanne Rothenberg Communications)
Joyce Schure
Costume Designer
Bill Siegler
Co-Executive Producer
J Skavinsky
Transportation Coordinator
Mark Tataryn
1st Assistant Director
Ron Stacker Thompson
Writer
Theresa Tindall
1st Assistant Art Direction
Ashley Tyler
Writer
Anton Tyukodi
Stunt Coordinator
Diane Vilagi
Financial Executive (Scholastic)
Richard Wells
Editor
Bill White
Construction Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Dear America (03/17/99), Picture of Freedom
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Family
Historical
Period
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Scholastic Entertainment Inc.
Technical Specs
Duration
28m
