My Nephew Emmett

My Nephew Emmett

19 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 27, 2017

This visually ravishing and thought-provoking work portrays one of the USA’s great shames—the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till by two white men in Mississippi—and movingly reminds us of this dark episode’s enduring relevance.

My Nephew Emmett

19 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 27, 2017

My Nephew Emmett
This visually ravishing and thought-provoking work portrays one of the USA’s great shames—the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till by two white men in Mississippi—and movingly reminds us of this dark episode’s enduring relevance.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)
Original title My Nephew Emmett
Directors Kevin Wilson, Jr.
Writers Kevin Wilson, Jr.

Cast

Jasmine Guy

as Elizabeth Wright

Charlie Talbert

as Sheriff Clarence Strider

Dane Rhodes

as J.W. Milam

L.B. Williams

as Mose Wright

Dorian Davis

as Maurice Wright

Emily Hooper

as Carolyn Bryant

Tylon Larry

as Simeon Wright

William Perkins

as Journalist

Ethan Leaverton

as Roy Bryant

Joshua Wright

as Emmett Till

Chris Steele

as Robert Wright