Freedom on My Mind | |
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Directed by | Connie Field Marilyn Mulford |
Written by | Michael Chandler |
Produced by | Connie Field Marilyn Mulford[1] |
Starring | Ronnie Washington Steve Most Victoria Gray |
Cinematography | Michael Chinn Steve Devita Vicente Franco |
Edited by | Michael A. Chandler |
Music by | Mary Watkins |
Distributed by | Tara Releasing |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.