Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story

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In 1965, filmmaker Frank De Felitta made a documentary film for NBC News about the changing times in the American South and the tensions of life in the Mississippi Delta during the civil rights struggle. The film was broadcast in May of 1966 and outraged many Southern viewers, in part, because it included an extraordinary scene featuring a local African-American waiter named Booker Wright. Wright, who worked at a local "whites only" restaurant in Greenwood MS, went on record ... (Full plot summary below)

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In 1965, filmmaker Frank De Felitta made a documentary film for NBC News about the changing times in the American South and the tensions of life in the Mississippi Delta during the civil rights struggle. The film was broadcast in May of 1966 and outraged many Southern viewers, in part, because it included an extraordinary scene featuring a local African-American waiter named Booker Wright. Wright, who worked at a local "whites only" restaurant in Greenwood MS, went on record to deliver a stunning, heartfelt and inflammatory monologue exploding the myth about who he was and how he felt about his position serving the local white community. The fallout for Booker Wright was extreme: He lost his job, and was beaten and ostracized by those that considered him "one of their own." Forty-five years after Booker's television appearance, Frank De Felitta's son, director Raymond De Felitta, takes a journey into the Mississippi Yazoo Delta with Booker Wright's granddaughter in search of who Booker Wright was, the mystery surrounding his courageous life and untimely murder, and the role Frank De Felitta's NBC News documentary may have played in it.

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New York Post - 9/10 by Lou LumenickThis remarkable new documentary from Raymond De Felitta ("City Island") fruitfully revisits the aftermath of a TV doc that his father, Frank, produced for NBC in 1965.
Easy Reader (California) - 9/10 by Neely Swanson"Booker's Place" will open both eyes and all your senses.
Village Voice - 8/10 by Nick SchagerFrank De Felitta's guilt over having aired the footage is moving, yet it's ultimately countered by this piercing film's stance - promoted by the subject's proud children and grandchildren - that Wright's statements, far from a slip of the tongue, were an intentional act of courageous defiance.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Mark OlsenThe film, which plays like "The Help" minus the safety net of nostalgia, provides a powerful reminder that as we all carry history with us, it is still possible for each of us to change it.
Time Out - 8/10 by Andrew SchenkerThe director illuminates how the town's racial and economic dynamics have changed, while simultaneously reflecting on the ethics of nonfiction filmmaking. It's a powerful testament to how far we both have and haven't come.
Slant Magazine - 8/10 by Glenn Heath Jr.Documentarian and subject, past and present blur together like bleeding watercolors in Raymond De Felitta's gripping memoir.
leonardmaltin.com - 8/10 by Leonard MaltinThe exploration of... these issues is precisely what makes the documentary so compelling, and relevant, even half-a-century after the film that inspired it was broadcast.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) - 8/10 by John BeifussAn interesting and entertaining if often sad documentary inspired by a 1966 NBC special, 'Mississippi: A Self Portrait,' that brought trouble to one of its participants, a popular waiter at a 'whites-only' restaurant.
New York Daily News - 8/10 by Elizabeth WeitzmanHave we come a long way since Wright's world was upended because he spoke undeniable truths? Watch this essential American story, and decide for yourself.
The Hollywood Reporter - 7/10 by John DeForeBeautifully put together in just about every way, it will be potent stuff on the small screen but deserves its moment in theaters.

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