The Rape Of Recy Taylor | DVD
Dir. Nancy Buirski
Documentary | English | 91 min
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR is a documentary about a 24-year old black mother and sharecropper who was gang raped by six white men in 1944 Alabama. She spoke up at the time and identified her rapists. The NAACP sent Rosa Parks, their chief investigator (and civil rights activist) to look into the case. Her representation and the community's rallied support triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. She spoke up long before the #MeToo movement.
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nancy Buirski, whose credits include Loving (as producer), The Loving Story and By Sidney Lumet. In talking about the story, Buirski has said that "Recy is very reluctant hero ... She understood she had to speak up if she wanted to help other women. People like Rosa convinced her it was a crime."
Dir. Nancy Buirski
Documentary | English | 91 min
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR is a documentary about a 24-year old black mother and sharecropper who was gang raped by six white men in 1944 Alabama. She spoke up at the time and identified her rapists. The NAACP sent Rosa Parks, their chief investigator (and civil rights activist) to look into the case. Her representation and the community's rallied support triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. She spoke up long before the #MeToo movement.
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nancy Buirski, whose credits include Loving (as producer), The Loving Story and By Sidney Lumet. In talking about the story, Buirski has said that "Recy is very reluctant hero ... She understood she had to speak up if she wanted to help other women. People like Rosa convinced her it was a crime."
Dir. Nancy Buirski
Documentary | English | 91 min
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR is a documentary about a 24-year old black mother and sharecropper who was gang raped by six white men in 1944 Alabama. She spoke up at the time and identified her rapists. The NAACP sent Rosa Parks, their chief investigator (and civil rights activist) to look into the case. Her representation and the community's rallied support triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. She spoke up long before the #MeToo movement.
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nancy Buirski, whose credits include Loving (as producer), The Loving Story and By Sidney Lumet. In talking about the story, Buirski has said that "Recy is very reluctant hero ... She understood she had to speak up if she wanted to help other women. People like Rosa convinced her it was a crime."