A CRIME ON THE BAYOU

A CRIME ON THE BAYOU

Investigations
89 min

WORLD PREMIERE | Filmmaker Nancy Buirski (The Loving Story) tells the story of a lasting bond formed between an unjustly arrested Black man, Gary Duncan, and Richard Sobol, his young Jewish attorney. In 1966, 19-year-old Duncan faces the white supremacist court system in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for daring to touch a white boy’s arm. Standing united, the pair takes Duncan’s case all the way to the US Supreme Court to fight for the rights of all Americans to a fair trial.

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director Nancy Buirski and Subjects Gary Duncan & Lolis Eric Elie.

Director: Nancy Buirski
Executive Producer: Regina G. Scully, John Legend, Michael Jackson, Austyn Biggers, Geralyn Dreyfous, Harlene Freezer, Rev. Derrick Harkins, Brenda Robinson, Amy Tiemann, Mark Trustin
Producer: Nancy Buirski, Susan Margolin, Claire L. Chandler; Co-Producer: Vanessa Martino
Writer: Nancy Buirski
Cinematographer: Rex Miller
Editor: Anthony Ripoli
Language: English
Country: USA
Year: 2020
Publicist: Falco Ink
Sales Agent: ICM Partners
African/African-American
History
Human Rights
Jewish
Law & Justice
Race
Women Directors
World Premiere

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