Abbeville: Lynching in America *Viewer Discretion Advised*
Creative Activism
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7m 22s
[Trigger Warning] The extraordinary journey of a family overcoming a century of silence to expose the truth. Produced with the Equal Justice initiative, this is a film about the importance of commemorating, remembering and disrupting history. As Bryan Stevenson states, we won’t be able to move forward until we acknowledge our history and address it.
Director: Juan Mejia
Producer: Juan Yepes
2017 | 7 min
North America
United States
Languages: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/abbeville-lynching-in-america/
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