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Summary
When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics of slavery didn't end with the Civil War.
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- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 86GoodWatch 63
Audience score100%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −12 min on the typical 96
typical 9684Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
2018
October 26, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Frances Causey Director, Writer, Producer
- Maureen Gosling Co-Director, Editor
Production · 4
- Cal Turner IV Executive Producer
- Jed Riffe Producer, Post-Production Manager
- Sally Holst Producer
- Donald Goldmacher Co-Producer
Sound · 2
- Jake Bloomfield-Misrach Music
- E. Larry Oatfield Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Roy Miles, Jr. Graphic Designer
Other crew · 1
- Rogelio Garcia Cinematography
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