In April, On Location: Memphis International Film Festival screened the Morgan Freeman-involved film Prom Night in Mississippi. The feature-length doc examines the racial relations in the small town of Charleston, Mississippi (pop. 2,100, “A Good Place To Live”).
Charleston High School wasn’t integrated until 1970. And even then the school continued the practice of holding separate white and black proms. Charleston native Freeman offered to pay for an integrated prom in 1997 but was rebuffed by the school board. He tried again in 2008 and was finally accepted. Prom Night follows Freeman’s endeavor, the kids’ reactions to his offer, and some of the parents’ actions against it.
(Read more of the Flyer‘s coverage of the documentary.)
Now, The Hollywood Reporter has news that Jennifer Aniston is looking to bring a fictionalized account of the events to the big screen with Holler.
