Fannie

Fannie

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 15, 2022

Runtime

0h 9m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Fannie

Director

Christine Swanson

Description

Considered the midwife of the modern American Democratic Party, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gives her impassioned testimony and a prophetic warning to the country. FANNIE is a riveting portrait of the human rights, voting rights, and civil rights icon and her ground-breaking speech in front of the Democratic National Convention's credentials committee on August 22, 1964. Starring Academy-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis, this powerful short is directed by Christine Swanson.