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| Directed by | Chinonye Chukwu |
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| Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
| Edited by | Ron Patane |
| Music by | Abel Korzeniowski |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[2] |
| Box office | $11.5 million[3][4] |
Till is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu and written by Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, and Chukwu, and produced by Beauchamp, Reilly, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the true story of Mamie Till, an educator and activist who pursued justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett in August 1955. The film stars Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie and Jalyn Hall as Emmett. Kevin Carroll, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Goldberg also appear in supporting roles.
The film was officially announced in August 2020, though a project about Emmett Till's murder had been in the works for several years prior. Much of the main cast joined the following summer, and filming took place in Bartow County, Georgia, that fall. It is the second major media property based on Mamie Till to be released in 2022, following the television series Women of the Movement. The film is dedicated in memory of Mamie Till's life and legacy and its release coincided with the October 2022 unveiling of a statue in Emmett Till's memory in Greenwood, Mississippi.[5]
Till had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 1, 2022, was theatrically released in the United States on October 14, 2022, by United Artists Releasing, and was released in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, particularly for Deadwyler's performance, and was named one of the best films of 2022 by the National Board of Review. For her performance, Deadwyler received several awards, including nominations for the BAFTA, Critics' Choice and SAG Award for Best Actress.[6] It grossed $11 million against a production budget of $20 million.[2]
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- ^ a b Kilday, Gregg (January 2, 2023). "Making of 'Till': "There Was Such Critical Care for Each Other"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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- ^ Alvarado, Briana (October 21, 2022). "Mississippi city of Greenwood unveils Emmett Till memorial statue". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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