Freedom on My Mind

Freedom on My Mind
Directed byConnie Field
Marilyn Mulford
Written byMichael Chandler
Produced byConnie Field
Marilyn Mulford[1]
StarringRonnie Washington
Steve Most
Victoria Gray
CinematographyMichael Chinn
Steve Devita
Vicente Franco
Edited byMichael A. Chandler
Music byMary Watkins
Distributed byTara Releasing
Release dates
  • January 1994 (1994-01) (Sundance)
  • June 22, 1994 (1994-06-22) (U.S.)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Freedom on My Mind is a 1994 feature documentary film that tells the story of the Mississippi voter registration movement of 1961 to 1964, which was characterized by violence against the people involved, including multiple instances of murder.

The film was produced and directed by Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford. Participants interviewed include Bob Moses, Victoria Gray Adams, Endesha Ida Mae Holland, and Freedom Summer volunteers Marshall Ganz, Heather Booth, and Pam Allen.

Freedom on My Mind premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, won that year's Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.