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Mighty Times: The Children's March

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Mighty Times: The Children's March
Film poster
Directed byRobert Houston and Robert Hudson
Produced byRobert Hudson
CinematographyGeoffrey George
Edited byMark H. Brewer
Sean P. Keenan
Music byDon Davis
Production
company
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
40 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mighty Times: The Children's March is a 2004 American short documentary film about the Birmingham, Alabama civil rights marches in the 1960s, highlighting the bravery of young activists involved in the 1963 Children's Crusade.[1] It was directed by Robert Houston and produced by Robert Hudson. In 2005, the film won an Oscar at the 77th Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.[2] The film was co-produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center and HBO.[3]

Cast

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  • Dominiqua Alexis as Interviewed Protester (as Dominiqua Lint)
  • Rico E. Anderson as D.J. Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart
  • Josh Evans as Police Interrogator / Firefighter
  • Kali Hawk as Lenore, Protester on the news
  • Jessica Joy Kemock as Townsperson
  • Tony Otto as Birmingham Police Officer
  • Jeremy Rodriguez as Joe
  • Rick Sharp as Jail Interrogator reenactment
  • Stephen Keber as Bull Connor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Beyond the ordinary". Georgia Straight, by Ken Eisner on May 19, 2005
  2. ^ "New York Times: Mighty Times: The Children's March". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
  3. ^ "HBO, Southern Poverty Law Center Film Nominated for Academy Award". WSFA News. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
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