Summer in Mississippi
Summer in Mississippi is a 1965 Canadian documentary short from Beryl Fox, produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and first shown on This Hour Has Seven Days.
| Summer in Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Beryl Fox |
| Produced by | Beryl Fox |
| Written by | Beryl Fox |
| Cinematography | Richard Leiterman John Foster Grahame Woods |
| Edited by | Don Haig |
| Distributed by | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Release date | 1965 (Canada) |
Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
Director/producer Beryl Fox traveled to Mississippi after the bodies of the three civil rights workers working for the Freedom Summer project were found in August 1964. This cinéma-vérité documentary was made for the popular television news magazine program This Hour Has Seven Days.[1]
Awards
Canadian Film Award – TV Information
References
- Fox, Beryl (October 1964). "Summer in Mississippi". CBC Times (15): 17.
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