Mighty Times: The Children's March

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Mighty Times: The Children's March
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Directed by	Robert Houston and Robert Hudson
Produced by	Robert Hudson
Cinematography	Geoffrey George
Edited by	Mark H. Brewer Sean P. Keenan
Music by	Don Davis
Production company	Southern Poverty Law Center
Distributed by	HBO
Release date	2004 (2004)
Running time	40 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mighty Times: The Children's March is a 2004 American short documentary film about the Birmingham, Alabama civil rights marches in the 1960s, highlighting the bravery of young activists involved in the 1963 Children's Crusade.^[1] It was directed by Robert Houston and produced by Robert Hudson. In 2005, the film won an Oscar at the 77th Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.^[2] The film was co-produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center and HBO.^[3]

Cast

Dominiqua Alexis as Interviewed Protester (as Dominiqua Lint)
Rico E. Anderson as D.J. Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart
Josh Evans as Police Interrogator / Firefighter
Kali Hawk as Lenore, Protester on the news
Jessica Joy Kemock as Townsperson
Tony Otto as Birmingham Police Officer
Jeremy Rodriguez as Joe
Rick Sharp as Jail Interrogator reenactment
Stephen Keber as Bull Connor

References

^ "Beyond the ordinary". Georgia Straight, by Ken Eisner on May 19, 2005
^ "New York Times: Mighty Times: The Children's March". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
^ "HBO, Southern Poverty Law Center Film Nominated for Academy Award". WSFA News. Retrieved January 13, 2011.

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