''Neshoba: The Price of Freedom'' is a 2008
documentary film about events and attitudes in
Neshoba County, Mississippi
Neshoba County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,087. Its county seat is Philadelphia. It was named after ''Nashoba'', a Choctaw chief. His name means "wolf" in the ...
, especially the 1964
murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, the Mississippi civil rights workers' murders, or the Mississippi Burning murders, refers to events in which three activists were abducted and murdered in ...
. The film premiered at the 2008
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Indie Memphis, located in Memphis, TN, is an arts organization that runs year-round programs that "inspire, encourage and promote independent films and filmmaking in Memphis." , where it won the Jury Award for Best Documentary.
Synopsis
''Neshoba'' explores the history and changing racial attitudes of
Neshoba County, Mississippi
Neshoba County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,087. Its county seat is Philadelphia. It was named after ''Nashoba'', a Choctaw chief. His name means "wolf" in the ...
four decades after the murders of
James Chaney,
Andrew Goodman, and
Michael Schwerner
Michael Henry Schwerner (November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964), was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) field workers killed in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Schwerner and two co-workers, James Chan ...
during
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer, also known as the Freedom Summer Project or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a volunteer campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi. ...
. The film captures the trial of
Edgar Ray Killen, who granted the filmmakers "extraordinary access".
Awards
* Best Documentary –
Boston Film Festival
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The Boston Film Festival premiered such notable films as '' The Last Kiss'' ...
* Best Political Documentary & Best Directors – New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
* Best Documentary –
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Indie Memphis, located in Memphis, TN, is an arts organization that runs year-round programs that "inspire, encourage and promote independent films and filmmaking in Memphis."
* Best Documentary –
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
* Best Mississippi Film –
Oxford Film Festival
*Best Overall Film –
Texas Black Film Festival
*Best Documentary –
Texas Black Film Festival
*Best Human Rights Film –
Canada International Film Festival
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*Best Documentary –
Teaneck International Film Festival
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*Best Film –
Berlin Black International Film Festival
*Special Jury Award – WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
*Special Jury Award –
Monaco Film Festival
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*Audience Award –
Albuquerque Film Festival
*
Humanitas Prize Nominee
*American Documentary Showcase –
Kenya International Film Festival
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Reception
Though critical of certain production elements, ''
Variety'' praised ''Neshoba'' as "a disturbing peek at how little some people have changed, as well as an inspiring portrait of others' determination to see crime punished at last".
'Neshoba'
review in '' Variety'', November 4, 2008
See also
* Civil rights movement in popular culture
References
External links
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2008 films
Documentary films about the civil rights movement
Documentary films about racism in the United States
2008 documentary films
Neshoba County, Mississippi
Films shot in Mississippi
Documentary films about United States history
Civil rights movement in popular culture
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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