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A Time for Freedom

1957 · 29 min

A sober, archival look at a historic civil rights gathering, earnest and informative, carrying the weight of the struggle it records.

Directed by
Carl Lerner
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Muriel Rahn
Overview
This documentary features footage from the "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom," a civil rights demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on May 17, 1957. It also includes interviews with attendees, and scenes from the Montgomery bus boycott, Harlem, New York, and segregated areas in the South.

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Directed by
Carl Lerner
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Muriel Rahn
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    Themes
    • race
    • justice
    • faith
    • politics
    • freedom
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    • big city
    • countryside
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    period
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Carl Lerner
    Written by
    Gerda Lerner
    Starring
    Muriel Rahn
    Cinematography
    Al Burney
    Runtime
    29 min
    Country
    United States of America

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