Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaChinonye Chukwu’s “Till” will world premiere at the 60th New York Film Festival.The announcement comes on what would have been the late Emmett Till’s 81st birthday, as the country is remembering the impact that Till’s 1955 abduction, torture and lynching had in drawing attention to the brutality and persecution of African Americans in the United States. “Till” stars Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till Mobley and Jalyn Hall as Emmett Till.
It tells the story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, after he is lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Till Mobley’s decision to hold an open-coffin funeral for her son forced the country to grapple with the oppression experienced by Black Americans and increased support for the Civil Rights movement. “In Mamie’s poignant journey of grief turned to action, we witness the universal power of a mother’s courage, and ability to change the world,” the filmmakers say.The cast includes Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson and Whoopi Goldberg.
It was produced by Goldberg, Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Thomas Levine, Michael Reilly and Frederick Zollo. Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp and Chukwu wrote the screenplay.
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