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My Nephew Emmett

Where:

Mississippi

When:

The 1950s

This visually ravishing and thought-provoking work portrays one of the USA’s great shames—the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till by two white men in Mississippi—and movingly reminds us of this dark episode’s enduring relevance.

Released in 2017 — 19 minutes

Genres:

History Drama

Language:

English