A Crime On The Bayou

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A Black teenager bravely challenges the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana with the help of a young Jewish attorney. Systemic racism meets its match in decisive courtroom battles, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and a lifelong friendship is born. Directed by Nancy Buirski, Augusta Films. To learn more, visit the official website for the film.

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“Celebrates the warmth of the friendship that developed between two men from very different backgrounds, yet sounds out very clearly a call for solidarity today... A Crime On The Bayou does not disappoint.”

EYE FOR FILM

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“Has a potent idea, which is to show how even bureaucratic aspects of the legal system in the Deep South in the 1960s could be weaponized against Black Americans.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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“Directed by Nancy Buirski and exec-produced by John Legend, it raises the bar for other documentaries in the way it’s seamlessly and beautifully executed.”

New York Amsterdam News

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Director/Producer/Writer Nancy Buirski Executive Producers Dr. Amy Tiemann Nancy Buirski Susan Margolin Claire L. Chandler full credits