Snubbed by the Oscars, Chinonye Chukwu took to social media to comment on the industry "upholding whiteness"
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Cast
Danielle Deadwyler (Mamie Till-Mobley)Jalyn Hall (Emmett Till)Frankie Faison (John Carthan)Haley Bennett (Carolyn Bryant)Jamie Renell (Security Guard)Whoopi Goldberg (Alma Carthan)Sean Patrick Thomas (Gene Mobley)John Douglas Thompson (Moses Wright)Gem Collins (Wheeler Parker)Diallo Thompson (Maurice)Tyrik Johnson (Simmy)Enoch King (Johnny B. Washington)Carol J. Mckenith (Willie Mae)Elizabeth Youman (Ollie)Keisha Tillis (Elizabeth Wright)Sean Michael Weber (Roy Bryant)Eric Whitten (JW Milam)Njema Williams (Henry Loggins)
Director
Chinonye Chukwu
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Synopsis
In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
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