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Strange Fruit (2005)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:13
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.5/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 6, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: When her son Kelvin is murdered in the parking lot of a gay bar, Emma Ayers calls New York attorney William Boyals (Kent Faulcon) for help. As he returns to his provincial Louisiana hometown,... When her son Kelvin is murdered in the parking lot of a gay bar, Emma Ayers calls New York attorney William Boyals (Kent Faulcon) for help. As he returns to his provincial Louisiana hometown, Boyals must fight the racism of the local police force and endure his own mother's homophobia. This dramatic thriller stars David Raibon (THE SHIELD), Ed Brigadier (GILMORE GIRLS), and Berlinda Tolbert (THE JEFFERSONS) as Emma. [More]
Starring: Kent Faulcon, David Raibon, Berlinda Tolbert
Starring: Kent Faulcon, David Raibon, Berlinda Tolbert
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"Strange Fruit"...should be mandatory viewing by all students old enough to understand the meaning and importance of the haunting song.
Katz uses archival footage, horrifying documents of lynchings, still photographs and charming old reel-to-reel recordings of Meeropol entertaining his children to create his song history, but most powerful of all is the song itself
Though only 60 minutes long, the film is packed with information and impressions.
In his excellent documentary, also called Strange Fruit, filmmaker Joel Katz takes a fascinating look at the origins and impact of a ballad that's been called 'one of ten songs that changed the world.'
Provocatively enlightens us on the fascinating origins and social convulsions created by the song Strange Fruit, and its profound connection to the progressive movements of the last century.
Katz's documentary doesn't have much panache, but with material this rich it doesn't need it.
Mining the song's associative richness, Katz's film works as jazz genealogy, Meerpol bio, Jewish-leftist puzzle piece, performance homage, and exegetic history of lynching.
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