The Two Towns of Jasper
Part of the BAMcinématek series Afro-Punk Festival
Wed, Jul 8 at 7pm*
*Q&A with Whitney Dow and Marco Williams
Directed by Whitney Dow and Marco Williams
(2002) 90min
"One of the most insightful, illuminating and unsettling pics ever made about race relations in the U.S." —Variety
This extraordinary documentary details the story of the brutal, racially-motivated 1998 murder of James Byrd, Jr. in Jasper, Texas by members of the Aryan Nation. Co-directed by a black and a white filmmaker, leading segregated crews, this is a deeply resonant interrogation of the racial divide in this country.
Variety on The Two Towns of Jasper
"...a singularly powerful docu that should generate significant buzz among critics and sociopolitical commentators." More