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Freedom Summer is a 2014 American documentary film, written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson Jr. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.
It won the Best Documentary award at 2014 Pan African Film Festival. The film had its U.S. television premiere at PBS on June 24, 2014.
Original Release
06/24/2014
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karin Kunstler Goldman | Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer |
| Julian Bond | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Peggy Jean Connor | Self - Mississippi Resident |
| Dudley Connor | Self - Racist Lawyer / Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage) |
| Dorothy Zellner | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons | Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer |
| Patti Miller | Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer |
| Tracy Sugarman | Self |
| Larry Rubin | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Rita Schwerner Bender | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karin Kunstler Goldman | Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer |
| Julian Bond | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Peggy Jean Connor | Self - Mississippi Resident |
| Dudley Connor | Self - Racist Lawyer / Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage) |
| Dorothy Zellner | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons | Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer |
| Patti Miller | Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer |
| Tracy Sugarman | Self |
| Larry Rubin | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Rita Schwerner Bender | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Hollis Watkins | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Anthony Harris | Self - Mississippi Resident |
| Wally Butterworth | Self - Racist Radio Host / Self - Racist Radio Host (archive footage) |
| Bruce Watson | Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer' |
| William Winter | Self - Treasurer of Mississippi 1964-1968 |
| William J. Simmons | Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council / Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council (archive footage) |
| William Scarborough | Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council |
| John Dittmer | Self - Historian |
| Charlie Cobb | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mark Samels | Executive Producer |
| Stanley Nelson | Producer |
| Stacey L. Holman | Producer |
| Cyndee Readdean | Producer |
