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Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 20, 2017

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

62%

Original Title

Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

Production Companies

Canada Council for the Arts, Creative Capital

Director

Travis Wilkerson

Description

“In 1946, my great-grandfather murdered a black man named Bill Spann and got away with it.” So begins Travis Wilkerson’s critically acclaimed documentary, DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?, which takes us on a journey through the American South to uncover the truth behind a horrific incident and the societal mores that allowed it to happen. Acting as narrator and guide, Wilkerson spins a strange, frightening tale, incorporating scenes from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, the music of Janelle Monáe and Phil Ochs, and the story of Rosa Parks’ investigation into the Recy Taylor case, as well as his own family history, for a gripping investigation into our collective past and its echoes into the present day.