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MONEY 1955: The Emmett Till Murder Trial

United States

Rob Underhill Director

True-crime, Historic fiction, Drama, Human rights, Social issue, Civil rights
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    *BEST DRAMA* at the 2014 Wilmington Film Awards. In MONEY 1955, international press descend on a remote Tallahatchie County, Mississippi courthouse and draw the world's attention to the murder trial of two white men accused of the horrific lynching of a 14-year old black boy from Chicago named Emmett Till. One actor, MIKE WILEY, performs all 20 roles in reenacting the Emmett Till murder trial.

    It is a true-crime story crafted from the actual court transcripts.