A Crime on the Bayou (2020)
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
"A Crime on the Bayou" is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries to break up an argument between white and Black teenagers outside a newly integrated school. He gently lays his hand on a white boy's arm. The boy recoils like a snake. That night, police burst into Duncan's trailer and arrest him for assault on a minor. A young Jewish attorney, Richard Sobol, leaves his prestigious D.C. firm to volunteer in New Orleans. With his help, Duncan bravely stands up to a racist legal system powered by a white supremacist boss to challenge his unfair arrest. Their fight goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and their lifelong friendship is forged. - Actors:
- Gary Duncan, Richard Sobol, Lolis Eric Elie, Robert A. Collins, Armand Derfner, Shea Boatswain, Julian Bones, Camari Brown, Isaac J. Conner, Tom Gibbs, Quentin Hudspeth, Skeeta Jenkins, Ken Petrie, Kasim Rana
- Directors:
- Nancy Buirski
- Producers:
- Nancy Buirski, Claire L. Chandler, Susan Margolin
- Voiced By:
- Alexander Walk
- Writers:
- Nancy Buirski
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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