Wolf Call

Films

In 1956, William Bradford Huie was a journalist for Look magazine. The previous year, Emmett Till a 14-year-old from Chicago went missing from a relative’s home while visiting Money, Mississippi. His mutilated body was later found floating in a local river. Roy Bryant, Jr. and J.W. Milam were acquitted of the boy’s murder. Bryant and Milam had not uttered a word outside the courtroom about the incident or trial until Huie sat down to interview them. What followed was a remarkable confession that cemented Emmett Till’s story as the flashpoint that inspired a generation of young people to commit social change, giving rise to the civil rights movement.

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State of Things Interview

Festival Awards

  • Best Actor, 2012 Offshoot Film Festival
  • Best Historical Short Film, 2012 Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival
  • Best Of The Fest, Best Drama, & Best Story, 2012 Southern Appalachian International Film Fest
  • Best Short Film, 2012 Peachtree Village International Film Festival
  • Best Of The Festival, 2012 Lancaster Area Film Festival
  • Best Short, Jury Award, 2012 Gasparilla International Film Fest
  • Best Of The Fest, 2012 Short. Sweet. Film Fest
  • Best Film, 2012 Light Factory’s Filmmakers’ Showcase
  • Best Short Film, 2012 Appalachian Film Festival
  • Best Int’l Short Film-Runner-Up, 2012 Clare Valley Film Fest
  • Best Int’l Actor, 2012 Clare Valley Film Fest
  • Outstanding Actor (Short), 2012 Nw Ohio Independent Film Fest
  • Best Short Film, 2011 Hollywood Black Film Festival
  • Best Film, 2011 Black International Cinema, Berlin
  • Best Short Subject, 2011 Nc Black Film Festival
  • Best Written Film, 2011 Magnolia Independent Film Festival
  • Audience Choice, 2011 Twin Rivers Media Festival
  • Best Actor, 2010 Carrboro Film Festival
  • Audience Choice, 2010 Carrboro Film Festival

Film Fest Nominations

  • Best Director & Best Actor, 2013 Beaufort International Film Festival
  • Best Narrative Short, 2012 Directors Circle Festival Of Shorts
  • Outstanding Short Film, 2012 Black Reel Awards
  • Best Narrative Short, 2012 Great Lakes Film Festival
  • Outstanding Short Film, 2012 NW Ohio Independent Film Fest
  • Best Film, 2011 Texas Black Film Festival
  • Best Actor, 2011 Texas Black Film Festival
  • Best Director & Best Actor, 2013 Beaufort International Film Festival
  • Best Narrative Short, 2012 Directors Circle Festival Of Shorts
  • Outstanding Short Film, 2012 Black Reel Awards
  • Best Narrative Short, 2012 Great Lakes Film Festival
  • Outstanding Short Film, 2012 Nw Ohio Independent Film Fest
  • Best Film, 2011 Texas Black Film Festival
  • Best Actor, 2011 Texas Black Film Festival