Travis wilkersons did you wonder who fired the gun. The first lineup of competition films was announced november 30, 2016. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. Watch the movie trailer for did you wonder who fired the gun. Travis wilkersons extraordinary firstperson documentaryhe directed, wrote, filmed, edited, narrated, recorded the sound, and even performed the scoreis. First teaser from did you wonder who fired the gun.
The film is directed by travis wilkerson, and its ostensibly an investigative one. In january 2017, wilkerson presented the world premiere of a new live documentary. An anguished expression of white guilt in the guise of a familyshame detective story, travis wilkersons did you wonder who fired the gun. One familys incendiary history assumes the dimensions of a james ellroy novel in did you wonder who fired the gun. Synopsis in 1946, my greatgrandfather murdered a black man named bill spann and got away with it. It was this absolute foolproof reliability which endeared the vickers to every british soldier who ever fired one. The 2017 sundance film festival took place from january 19 to january 29, 2017. Opening thursday and playing through the weekend at the northwest film forum is travis wilkersons firstperson documentary about the murder of a black man in alabama. Did you wonder, like mudbound, is about two families, one white and one black. Branch, who was initially charged with murder for the crime but the charges.
Its an odd title as who fired the gun that killed bill spann, a 46 year old african american man in dothan, alabama that night in 1946, is not in doubt. Charges were later dropped and branch was never punished. A decadesold murder investigation exposes the ugly truth. Film event in philadelphia, pa by philamoca on sunday, march 4 2018. No actually, we never wonder who fired the gun, and neither does he. A documentary murder mystery about the filmmakers family, set in lower alabama.
Usa 20 january 2017 sundance film festival usa 3 march 2017 truefalse film festival switzerland 9 august 2017 locarno film festival usa 16 september 2017. So begins travis wilkersons critically a cclaimed documentary, did you wonder who fired the gun. Branch wilkersons greatgrandfather killed bill spann in lower alabama. A filmmaker investigates a racial murder committed by his greatgrandfather in jim crowera alabama. And like that film, it shows how one family takes root and establishes itself through the force of privilege, class. Get the latest showtimes for did you wonder who fired the gun. World premiere, 70th locarno festival, concorso internazionale. Seeders, leechers and torrent status is updated several times per day. True crime and longstanding sociopolitical issues are explored in did you wonder who fired the gun. One team fired 120,000 from one gun to win a five franc prize offered to the highestscoring gun. Grasshopper acquires sundance doc did you wonder who. A documentary filmmakers investigation of racist violence.
Filmmaker travis wilkerson turns his sights on his own family and the small town of dothan, alabama, where his white supremacist greatgrandfather s. Check out the new trailer for did you wonder who fired the gun. A washed up, alcoholic exprizefighter makes a comeback to boxing after his top heavyweight contender son is wrongfully blinded in the ring. In fact, it premiered as an even lesstraditional film experience, playing at sundance and other festivals as a live event, during which the filmmakernarrator spoke in person and exalted the audience to even participate in the unearthing of racial demons. I speak about them to you may be the most common formulation of the. Travis wilkerson is an american independent film director, screenwriter, producer and. A southern racist and director travis wilkersons greatgrandfather, murdered bill spann, a black man. Travis wilkerson rk, usa 2017, 90 min, englische of. Wilkerson tells a frightening and troubling story, incorporating scenes from to kill a mockingbird, the music of. With mark boone junior, kate vernon, jared abrahamson, cassi thomson. The bitterness of did you wonder who fired the gun. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate did you wonder who fired the gun. Vereinigte staaten 2017 dcp couleurs et noir et blanc 90 o.
When director travis wilkerson tries to investigate the 1946 murder of an africanamerican man by his white supremacist grandfather, he meets great resistance, and people threaten to take his life. Did you wonder who fired the gun trailer aiff 2017. In 1946, my greatgrandfather murdered a black man named bill spann and got away with it. The murder took place in branchs own place of business. In lowerys hermetically sealed altfable, a delusional ghost waits for a loved one, almost like. Its hard to experience did you wonder who fired the gun.
The victim, bill spann, was killed in a grocery store in dothan by wilkersons greatgrandfather, s. It has taken more than a year for did you wonder who fired the gun. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. In the documentary did you wonder who fired the gun.
The filmmakers intention, as stated in his opening narration, is to research and unveil a murder that was committed by his greatgrandfather, s. The murder has become family lore and when wilkerson sets out to unravel the mystery, he encounters obstacle upon obstacle, destroyed records and constant silence. My greatest debt of gratitude goes to the students who have studied doc. The murder has become hidden family lore and when wilkerson sets out to unravel the mystery, he encounters obstacle upon obstacle, destroyed records and everyone refusing to talk. Afis 100 years100 movie quotes american film institute. Jury members, for each program of the festival, including the alfred p. And at the end of that 12 hours every gun was working perfectly and not one gun had broken down during the whole period. In the new documentary did you wonder who fired the gun. The shooting referred to in the title occurred in 1946 when s. Richard brody recommends travis wilkersons 2017 documentary did you wonder who fired the gun. Grasshopper film formally audacious and emotionally powerful. Branch, the filmmakers greatgrandfather, murdered bill spann, a black man.
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