9.0Strange Fruit · 2002
Strange Fruit (2002) is a Music / Documentary film directed by Joel Katz, starring Dorothy Thigpen, Milton Gabler, Farah Jasmine Griffin.
MusicDocumentary
9.0Overview
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update
Cast
Dorothy Thigpen, Milton Gabler, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Pete Seeger, Ethel Rosenberg, Julius Rosenberg, Billie Holiday, Cassandra Wilson
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What is "Strange Fruit" about?
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update
When was "Strange Fruit" released?
Strange Fruit was released in 2002.
Who stars in "Strange Fruit"?
The cast includes Dorothy Thigpen, Milton Gabler, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Pete Seeger.
