My Nephew Emmett (2017)

  • NR
  • 09/27/2017 (US)
  • History, Drama
  • 19m

Overview

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.

Kevin Wilson, Jr.

Director, Writer

Cast

Jasmine Guy's headshot

Jasmine Guy

Elizabeth Wright
Charlie Talbert's headshot

Charlie Talbert

Sheriff Clarence Strider
Dane Rhodes's headshot

Dane Rhodes

J.W. Milam
L.B. Williams's headshot

L.B. Williams

Mose Wright
Dorian Davis's headshot

Dorian Davis

Maurice Wright
Emily Hooper's headshot

Emily Hooper

Carolyn Bryant
Tylon Larry's headshot

Tylon Larry

Simeon Wright
William Perkins's headshot

William Perkins

Journalist

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