Uniform Title Strange fruit (Motion picture) Title Strange fruit / Oniera Films ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; produced, directed & edited by Joel Katz

Published [United States] : Oniera Films, [2002?] [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, 2002

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Description 1 streaming video file (57 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences Contents Special features: Extended scenes (25 min.); extended interviews (53 min.); reference and information web links Summary A examination of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. Reviews the historical events, contexts and incidents of racial hatred that the song's title represents, and then the subsequent performances by Billie Holiday that brought the song and its message to a national audience. The film also follows the underlying problem of racism that continues into contemporary culture Notes Originally produced in 2002 Special features: Extended scenes (25 min.); extended interviews (53 min.); reference and information web links; interview with the director Credits Original music score, Don Byron ; score produced by Hans Wendl ; directors of photography, Thomas Torres and John Miglietta Performer Narrator, Dorothy Thigpen ; interviewees include E.M. (Woody) Beck, Don Byron, Hazel Carby, Michael Meeropol, Robby Meeropol, Milt Gabler, Farah Jasmin Griffin, C.T. Vivian, Pete Seeger ... et al. ; performers, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, Pete Seeger, Josh White ... et al Notes Mode of access: World Wide Web In English DVD version; title from title frames Won 2003 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Audience Winner, Joel Katz (director) Won 2002 DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival, Jury Award - Honorable Mention, Joel Katz Won 2003 Organization of American Historians, Honorable Mention, Joel Katz Won 2002 USA Film Festival, Non-Fiction, Joel Katz Subject Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Strange fruit. Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. SUBJECT Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. fast (OCoLC)fst00287450 Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. fast (OCoLC)fst00011114 Strange fruit (Allan, Lewis) fast (OCoLC)fst01393388 Subject Lynching -- United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism Protest songs -- United States -- History and criticism Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Relations with Jews -- 20th century Racism -- United States -- History African Americans -- Relations with Jews. Civil rights movements. Protest songs. Racism. United States. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary films. Feature films. Historical films. History. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Historical films. Feature films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Films historiques. Form Streaming video Author Katz, Joel, 1958- Thigpen, Dorothy. Gabler, Milt, 1911-2001. Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014 Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Byron, Don. Torres Cordova, Thomas. Miglietta, John. Independent Television Service Oniera Films. California Newsreel (Firm)

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