Oxford Film Festival 2009


OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL
OXFORD, MS • FEB. 5–8 • 2009
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Prom Night In Mississippi
Paul Saltzman
Categories: Documentary Feature
3 pictures Pictures
Run time: 90 min. | Canada

In 1997, Academy Award–winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008, Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted, and history was made. Until then, blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades. The seemingly inconsequential rite of passage suddenly becomes profound as the weight of history falls on teenage shoulders. We quickly learn that change does not come easily in this sleepy Delta town. Freeman’s generosity fans the flames of racism—and racism in Charleston has a distinctly generational tinge.


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5:30 PM     Fri, Feb 06
** Note: Regional Premiere
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4:00 PM     Sun, Feb 08
** Note: Winner: Audience Award
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Congratulations to Prom Night in Mississippi, winner of the 2009 Spirit of the Hoka award for Audience Favorite. In addition to the Hoka statuette, designed by local artist Bill Beckwith, the filmmakers also received a $250 cash prize made possible by the generosity of festival sponsors.