A documentary murder mystery about the filmmakers family, set in lower alabama. In 1946, filmmaker wilkersons greatgrandfather shot a black man dead and no one batted an eyelid. Pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released did you wonder who fired the gun. The victim, bill spann, was killed in a grocery store in dothan by.
When director travis wilkerson tries to investigate the 1946 murder of an africanamerican man by his white supremacist grandfather, he meets great resistance, and people threaten to take his life. Two days later, spann died in a segregated black hospital. Its an odd title as who fired the gun that killed bill spann, a 46 year old african american man in dothan, alabama that night in 1946, is not in doubt. Pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from. True crime and longstanding sociopolitical issues are explored in did you wonder who fired the gun. Branch once shot and killed bill spann, an africanamerican man.
Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Travis wilkerson, did you wonder who fired the gun. For 20 years, travis wilkerson has been making films that interrogate the malevolent effects of capitalism on the american dream. Unearths a family history of racism and murder trust me when i tell you that this isnt another white savior story. World premiere, 70th locarno festival, concorso internazionale. Grasshopper film formally audacious and emotionally powerful. Seventy years later in alabama, when he asks for more details about this family secret, he soon realises that people dont want to awaken the ghosts of the past. Did you wonder who fired the gun trailer 1 rotten tomatoes. Release dates 16 also known as aka 2 release dates usa 20 january 2017 sundance film festival usa 3 march 2017 truefalse film festival switzerland 9 august 2017 locarno film festival. Spring season pass pricing gets you two free screenings and puts you on the list for other special opportunities throughout the season. So begins travis wilkersons critically acclaimed documentary, did you wonder who fired the gun.
In the documentary did you wonder who fired the gun. Synopsis in 1946, my greatgrandfather murdered a black man named bill spann and got away with it. First teaser from did you wonder who fired the gun. Travis wilkersons did you wonder who fired the gun. Its hard to experience did you wonder who fired the gun. Get the latest showtimes for did you wonder who fired the gun. View hd trailers and videos for did you wonder who fired the gun. A documentary filmmakers investigation of racist violence. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the taglines submission guide. Opening thursday and playing through the weekend at the northwest film forum is travis wilkersons firstperson documentary about the murder of a black man in alabama. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. In 1946, my greatgrandfather murdered a black man named bill spann and got away with it. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. A documentary filmmakers investigation of racist violence in his familys past.
A personal reckoning with a family, a murder, and the corrosive racial tensions that have carried from past to present. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate did you wonder who fired the gun. A documentary murder mystery about the filmmakers family, set in lower alabama, 18 miles north of the florida state line. Branch twice shot a man named bill spann in the small neighborhood market that branch owned. Reviewed in the united states on december 17, 2018. Travis wilkerson, 2017 march 14, 2018 march 14, 2018 sean gilman. Did you wonder who fired the gun trailer aiff 2017. It looks like we dont have any taglines for this title yet. In lowerys hermetically sealed altfable, a delusional ghost waits for a loved one, almost like.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. This west coast premiere of did you wonder who fired the gun. The bitterness of did you wonder who fired the gun. Reserve your seat at all nine of our spring documentary screenings with a season pass, or buy one as a gift for a friend. Travis wilkersons extraordinary firstperson documentaryhe directed, wrote, filmed, edited, narrated, recorded the sound, and even performed the scoreis. One familys incendiary history assumes the dimensions of a james ellroy novel in did you wonder who fired the gun. In january 2017, wilkerson presented the world premiere of a new live documentary in the new frontier section of the sundance film festival, did you wonder who fired the gun. Branch wilkersons greatgrandfather killed bill spann in lower alabama. The shooting referred to in the title occurred in 1946 when s. Filmmakers searing indictment of his ancestor and himself director travis wilkersons greatgrandfather killed an unarmed black man in.