Selma, Lord, Selma | |
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Written by | Cynthia Whitcomb |
Directed by | Charles Burnett |
Starring | Mackenzie Astin Jurnee Smollett Clifton Powell Ella Joyce Yolanda King |
Music by | Stephen James Taylor |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Christopher Seitz |
Cinematography | John Simmons |
Editor | Nancy Richardson |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Production company | Walt Disney Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | January 17, 1999 |
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Selma, Lord, Selma is a 1999 American made-for-television biographical drama film based on true events that happened in March 1965, known as Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. The film tells the story through the eyes of a 9-year-old African-American girl named Sheyann Webb (Jurnee Smollett). It was directed by Charles Burnett, one of the pioneers of African-American independent cinema. It premiered on ABC on January 17, 1999.