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Till trailer: Emmett Till biopic trailer out now: Watch a mother’s heart-wrenching journey for justice

Posted on by Amanda G. Dean
The trailer of the upcoming
biographical film ‘
Till‘ has been released by
MGM studios. The movie’s story is about Emmet Louis Till and his mother’s journey to get justice for her lynched son. The biopic is centered around the lynching of
Emmet Louis Till in
1955. The movie will hit the theatres worldwide in October and debut at the New York Film Festival.

The trailer portrays Emmet Till as a fun-loving kid who hailed from Chicago. Till was tortured and killed by some white men in Mississippi while on a summer vacation with his cousin. Till was
14 years old when lynched.

The trailer also exhibits the courage and determination of Emmet Louis Till’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley. The movie shows her journey to seek justice for her only son’s
inhumane death. Actor Danielle Deadwyler will play the role of Emmet Louis Till’s mother.

The movie Till’s screenplay has been jointly written by Chinonye Chukwu, Keith Beauchamp, and Michael Reilly. Besides writing the screenplay, Chukwu also directed this film. Chukwu received Grand Jury Prize for her film Clemency at the
Sundance Film Festival.

The movie is produced by Beauchamp, Reilly, Barbara Broccoli, Thomas K. Levine, Goldberg, and Frederick Zollo.

The film features many stars, including Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Jayme Lawson, Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Tosin Cole, John Douglas Thompson, and Haley Bennett.

Notably, Mamie Till-Mobley’s decision to hold an open-casket funeral for her son was an arousing moment in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

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New 'Till' trailer shows Mamie Till Mobley’s fight for justice

New ‘Till’ trailer shows Mamie Till Mobley’s fight for justice

Posted on by Amanda G. Dean

The first trailer for “Till,” based on the true story of Mamie Till Mobley looking for justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett Till in 1955, has been released.

The trailer touches on many key parts of the family’s story, from Emmett on summer vacation visiting relatives in Mississippi, to the unfounded accusation that he was speaking inappropriately to a white woman in a store (which likely was Emmett unknowingly breaking an unwritten Jim Crow-era “rule” of the town), to his murder and his mother’s pursuit for justice, including having an open-casket funeral for her son.

The film stars Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Kevin Carroll, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith and Haley Bennett. It was directed by Chinonye Chukwu and was co-written by Chukwu, along with Michael Reilly and Keith Beauchamp.

“Mamie’s untold story is one of resilience and courage in the face of adversity and unspeakable devastation,” Chukwu said in a statement released with the trailer. “For me, the opportunity to focus the film on Mamie, a multi-faceted Black woman, and peel back the layers on this particular chapter in her life, was a tall order I accepted with deep respect and responsibility… And as a filmmaker, showing Mamie in all her complex humanity was of utmost importance.”

“Till” is set to open in theaters with a limited release starting Oct. 14, and go wide on Oct. 28. Watch the trailer below.

The first trailer for “Till,” based on the true story of Mamie Till Mobley looking for justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett Till in 1955, has been released.

The trailer touches on many key parts of the family’s story, from Emmett on summer vacation visiting relatives in Mississippi, to the

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