Film

The Sky Is Gray

1980 · 46m · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

7.3

From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.

Olivia Cole

Octavia

James Bond III

James

Margaret Avery

Rosemary

Cleavon Little

Monsieur Bayonne

Chez Lister

Ty

Susan French

Helena

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Student

Hal Williams

Preacher

Roberta Jean Williams

Young Lady

Hilda Haynes

Woman

Lynn Arden

Nurse

Reuben Collins

Pimp

Beverly Johnson

John Lee's Mother

Kenneth Johnson

John Lee Williams

Macon McCalman

Ernest

Melvina Smedley

Waitress

• Stan LathanDirector
• Whitney GreenProducer
• Robert GellerExecutive Producer
• Larry PizerDirector of Photography
• Webster LewisOriginal Music Composer
• Barbara PokrasEditor
• Reuben CannonCasting

Release date

January 1, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

46m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie