Fri June 05 - 8:30 PM
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World Premiere
The Lorraine
Spotlight Documentary
Feature Documentary | United States | 84 MINUTES | EnglishBlack & African American Diaspora Stories, Documentary, Expressions of Black Freedom
Renowned documentarian Sam Pollard tells the astonishing, inspiring story of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, site of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and its remarkable owners, Walter and Loree Bailey.
On April 4, 1968, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. But the story of The Lorraine and its charismatic owners, Walter and Loree Bailey, neither started nor ended there. In the shadow of this horrific event, the full story of The Lorraine remained obscured.
But hidden no more, acclaimed documentarian Sam Pollard digs into the story of The Lorraine Motel, shedding light on the forgotten history of a Black cultural institution that served as a safe haven for African Americans traveling during segregation and Jim Crow in the United States. With amazing archival footage and interviews, this documentary is an eye-opening experience that finally does justice to the legacy of The Lorraine.—Faridah Gbadamosi
On April 4, 1968, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. But the story of The Lorraine and its charismatic owners, Walter and Loree Bailey, neither started nor ended there. In the shadow of this horrific event, the full story of The Lorraine remained obscured.
But hidden no more, acclaimed documentarian Sam Pollard digs into the story of The Lorraine Motel, shedding light on the forgotten history of a Black cultural institution that served as a safe haven for African Americans traveling during segregation and Jim Crow in the United States. With amazing archival footage and interviews, this documentary is an eye-opening experience that finally does justice to the legacy of The Lorraine.—Faridah Gbadamosi
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Sam Pollard
Producer
Dan Braun
Joe Wemple
Ben Braun
Executive Producer
Alvin Hall
Joe Wemple
Robert Gordon
Juleyka Lantigua
Peter Kenney
Rick Brookwell
Josh Braun
Thomas Campbell Jackson
Penny B. Jackson
Writer
Alvin Hall
Joe Wemple
Juleyka Lantigua
Music
Christopher North
Editor
R.A Fedde
Masaya Hirose
Cinematographer
Henry Adebonojo
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