American experience, Freedom riders

Resource Information

The work American experience, Freedom riders represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

American experience, Freedom riders

Title part

Freedom riders

Statement of responsibility

a Firelight Media production ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant

Title variation

Freedom riders

Creator

• American experience (Television program), Freedom riders.

Contributor

• Nelson, Stanley, 1951-
• Grant, Laurens
• Erskine, Lewis
• Phillips, Tom
• WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Shepherd, Robert, (Robert R.)
• Tunsil, Aljernon
• Firelight Media

Cinematographer

• Shepherd, Robert, (Robert R.)

Composer

• Phillips, Tom

Director

• Nelson, Stanley, 1951-

Editor of moving image work

• Tunsil, Aljernon
• Erskine, Lewis

Producer

• Nelson, Stanley, 1951-
• Grant, Laurens

Screenwriter

• Nelson, Stanley, 1951-

Subject

• Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Video recordings
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
• Arsenault, Raymond -- Drama
• Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- 20th century
• Civil rights movements -- United States -- History
• Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
• Civil rights workers -- United States -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
• DVD-Video discs
• Documentary television programs
• Freedom Rides, 1961
• Nonfiction television programs
• Public performance media
• Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Segregation -- United States -- Personal narratives
• United States -- Race relations -- 20th century

Genre

• Drama
• DVD-Video discs
• Documentary television programs
• Nonfiction television programs
• Personal narratives
• Video recordings
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

eng

Summary

This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds

Member of

• American experience (Television program)

Awards note

Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Cataloging source

LPU

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; original music, Tom Phillips ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; series producer, Susan Bellows

Date time place

Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. Optional English SDH for hearing impaired

LC call number

E185.61

LC item number

.F74 2009

Runtime

120

Technique

live action