is on the way about the lives of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was lynched in 1955, and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. The film will trace the events of Till’s tragic murder, and his mother’s fight for justice, including her choice to have an open casket at his funeral so the country could bear witness to how deeply Till had been brutalized by the white men who kidnapped and killed him.
“I am deeply honored to be telling this story and working with such an incredible producing team,” Chukwu said in a statement, per. “Amidst the pain and brutality that is inherent to Mamie and Emmett’s story, I intend to delve deeply into their humanities, the love and joy they shared, and the activist consciousness that grows within Mamie as she seeks justice for her son.
, a documentarian and researcher who has investigated Till’s kidnapping, torture, and murder for the last 27 years. He made a documentary about it in 2005,, which featured interviews with Till Mobley herself before her death in 2003. Beauchamp said in a statement, “With Emmett Till’s name being spoken today among Black Lives Matter chants, it is more important than ever to understand why this senseless murder took place and the selfless actions taken by my dear friend Mrs. Mamie Till Mobley that led to the mobilization of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement. This isn’t a movie, it’s a movement.”, falsely accused him of whistling at her, grabbing her, and making lewd remarks toward her in a store. Two white men, J.W.
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