Film

Freedom Song

2000 · 1h 52m · Drama · TV Movie

A father, a son and a movement that would change America forever.

IMDb

7.2

Freedom Song is a made-for-TV film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. In the midst of the Freedom Summer, a group of high school students in the small town are eager to make grassroots changes in their own community. The young activists meet resistance not only from white southerners, but from their parents, who have experienced firsthand the violence that can result from speaking out. As high school students band together with the support of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, they make strides in registering African-American voters and gaining awareness for their cause.

Danny Glover

Will Walker

Vicellous Shannon

Owen Walker

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Daniel Wall

Loretta Devine

Evelyn Walker

Glynn Turman

T-Bone Lanier

Stan Shaw

Archie Mullen

Michael Jai White

Coleman Vaughnes

John Beasley

Jonah Summer

Jason Weaver

Isaac Hawkins

Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

Dora Charles

Marcello Thedford

Tyrone Franklin

David Strathairn

Peter Crowley

Randal Brown

Registrar of Voters

• Phil Alden RobinsonExecutive Producer · Director · Writer
• Stanley WeiserWriter
• Amanda DiGiulioProducer
• Danny GloverExecutive Producer
• Carolyn McDonaldExecutive Producer
• Sean DanielExecutive Producer
• John LindleyDirector of Photography
• Amy VincentDirector of Photography
• James HornerOriginal Music Composer
• Maysie HoyEditor

Release date

February 27, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie