A Crime on the Bayou

Documentary | 2022 | NR. 1hr 31min
CAST: Gary Duncan, Richard Sobol, Lolis Eric Elie DIRECTOR: Nancy Buirski TUESDAY FILM SERIES | APR. 12, 2022 | MASKS OPTIONAL

A Black teenager bravely challenges the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana with the help of a young Jewish attorney. Systemic racism meets its match in decisive courtroom battles, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and a lifelong friendship is born. (IMDb)

JOIN US FOLLOWING THE 7:00PM SCREENING FOR A POST-FILM DISCUSSION / Q+A LED BY ONE OF THE LAWYERS FROM THE FILM: ARMAND DERFNER.

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Reviews

While the title of her documentary suggests a lurid true crime story, what we get instead is the eye-opening account of how one brave black man's refusal to accept guilt where there was none...made its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews

The film sharply illustrates the pervasive character of systemic racism that allows one person to use his position in society to tangle another in a web that can trap him for a lifetime.

Pat Mullen, POV Magazine