He is best known for two towns of jasper codirected by marco williams, a film about the murder of a black man committed by three white men in jasper, texas, which received a george foster peabody award and an alfred i. Two towns of jasper records the responses of both black and white residents of. The fence in the graveyard between whites and blacks was taken down. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Two towns of jasper theresa schiavone reports on the public television documentary, two towns of jasper, which examines the racial divide in the texas city where the 1998 racially motivated. Two towns of jasper full frame documentary film festival. Read the two towns of jasper movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Read this report on the outreach campaign to find out how two towns of jasper is sparking change one city at a time. Its focus is the 1998 murder in jasper, texas, of james byrd jr.
This paper therefore seeks to explore the image ethics that emerge in two towns of jasper. The two towns of jasper documentary 3 sentenced to life imprisonment. Outreach documentary short producededited by transient pictures a unique, behindthescenes look at the making of two towns of jasper, a featurelength documentary about the 1998 racially. The dialogue is designed to build bridges and work toward progress. An explicit, troubling portrait of race divides texas town pov documentary two towns of jasper follows a communitys reaction to. Nprs michele norris talks with whitney dow and marco williams, producers directors of the pov documentary two towns of jasper airing on. Two towns of jasper film screening flint neighborhoods. It told of a black man being chained to the back of a pickup for three miles by three white men. Two filmmakers, who had known each other since childhood, wanted to take a closer look. Two towns of jasper premiered wednesday, january 22, 2003 at 9 p.
Using two separate filmmaking teams an allwhite crew filming white residents and an allblack camera crew filming black residents, two towns of jasper captures very different racial views by townsfolk in jasper, texas, the location for a racially motivated murder of an african american in 1998. Pov to stream two towns of jasper free for 30 days. Shawn berry, lawrence russell brewer, and john king dragged byrd for three miles behind a pickup truck along an asphalt road. Two towns of jasper one of the most insightful, illuminating and unsettling pics ever made about race relations in the u. While racism is obviously alive and well, the problem is far less overt or pervasive.
The world press came and went, often stereotyping jasper, texas as a small town full of redneck haters. In this activity, students will watch clips from two towns of jasper and engage in discussions and roleplaying activities based on quotations from the programs. Two towns of jasper, the documentary that resulted from their efforts, will have its broadcast premiere as part of the pov 15th anniversary season. Two film crews, one black and one white, document the aftermath of the murder. Independent documentary series pov is streaming and rebroadcasting two towns of jasper as a part of its 30th season this august. A collaborative effort between a black and a white filmmaker, two towns of jasper records the responses of both black and white residents of jasper to the crime and the trials using two separate film crews. Two towns of jasper nprs michele norris talks with whitney dow and marco williams, producersdirectors of the pov documentary two towns of jasper airing on pbs stations next. Marco williams is a filmmaker and film educator, best known for two towns of jasper, which won a peabody award and was. The documentary clearly displays the prejudice that nearly all humans have.
Please login or register to borrow, download, or purchase resources. In two towns of jasper, two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document. Two towns of jasper covers a citys reaction to a horrible hate crime. Two towns of jasper, the 2002 documentary from marco williams and whitney dow, is available for streaming on vimeo this week.
This documentary recounts the history of a group of african american men who were. Williamss films have won numerous prizes, including the doubletakefull frame grand prize and the cds. Two towns of jasper 2002 filmmaker marco williams travels to jasper, texas, where a black man named james byrd jr. On june 7, 1998, three white men from jasper, texas, chained africanamerican james byrd to a pickup truck and dragged him until his body disintegrated. Two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The paper will also illustrate how the film makers approach and understand their various. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing two towns of jasper near you. This powerful documentary takes you to the white and black communities. Two towns of jasper, marvin and tige, fried green tomatoes, and venting anger. Williams is a professor in the department of film and tv at the tisch school at nyu. In it, two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the murder, by.
The first presence we observe in the opening frames of the two towns of jasper is a rural sheriff sporting a cowboy hat, a white, longsleeved. Delve deeper into american civil rights and the question. The same year, a documentary titled two towns of jasper, made by filmmakers marco. In two towns of jasper, two film crews, one black and one white. Whitney dow, born in 1961, is a documentary filmmaker, producer, and director. This award winning documentary film is the next chapter focusing more on james byrd jrs life and family and friends. But two towns of jasper suggests that perhaps the real defendant in byrds murder should have been jasper, the town, and its two separate communities, which are divided along racial lines. May 2, 1949 june 7, 1998 was an africanamerican man who was murdered. Two towns of jasper is the twelfth program in the 15th anniversary season of pov, televisions longestrunning series of independent, nonfiction films. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
The documentary did speak about the facts of the case and used those facts when asking the citizens questions about how they feel about what happened, however it mainly focused on the feelings of the citizens and how the town changed after this incident took place in terms of racial tensions. Three white men from jasper with ties to white supremacist groups were arrested and later convicted for the crime. At the same time, it uncovers the racism that can lead to this kind of tragedy. The documentary consisted of good interviews, captive images, and the information was quality and factual. Using two separate filmmaking teams an allwhite crew filming white residents and an allblack camera crew filming black residents, two towns of jasper captures very different racial views by townsfolk in jasper, texas, the location for a racially motivated murder of an african american man in 1998. We invite you to the film screening and an important discussion about race in america today, its history, and how race plays out in our daily lives.
Myers author of your textbook, the social sources of prejudice are. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Two towns of jasper covers the three murder trials, from january through december 1999. Two towns of jasper, the film 1451 words 6 pages simmels theory of conflict simmels theory of conflict may be applied to the residents in two towns of jasper because the murder of james byrd jr. The documentary, the two towns of jasper, was excellent in my mind for many different reasons. Jasper has a black mayor and an integrated city counsel. Two towns of jasper, the film 1451 words 123 help me. Culminating the yearlong festival trek, two towns of jasper is scheduled for a national airdate on january 22, 2003. This is two towns of jasper by whitney dow on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The town was forever altered, and the nation woke up to the horror of a modernday lynching. Filmmaker marco williams will discuss his film, two towns of jasper at a free film screening oct. May 2, 1949 june 7, 1998 was an africanamerican who was murdered by three white supremacists, in jasper, texas, on june 7, 1998.
They had talked with each other for years about their belief that the races have trouble talking to one another, and. Download file to see previous pages the film has however tried to bridge the gap by displaying images to illustrate the widening difference and discrimination between blacks and whites. Directors whitney dow and marco williams went to jasper with two crewsone black, one whiteto get at the truth of what life in jasper is all about. Map of another town and a considerable town ebook online. Justice is served when two of the men are condemned to death and the third. The film takes the horrific 1998 murder of james byrd, an africanamerican, at the hands of three white men, in jasper, texas, as a foundation for documenting the deep racial divide that underscored the trial and.
I was amazed and horrified that a killing could happen in this century like this. Some of the scenes from the two towns of jasper program contain only one person. This prejudice has been overcome very slowly in american history, but one step was taken after this tragedy. On a specific documentary called two towns of jasper. This independently produced program is a masterful portrait of race in america with the texture of a feature film.
Two towns of jasper s festival prizes include the grand prize at the full frame film festival, silver award at toronto hot docs and the anthony radziwill documentary achievement award presented at ifps gotham awards in october. The film provides insight from both the black and white communities within jasper. Jasper, texas is a 2003 american madefortelevision drama film directed by jeffrey w. Originally presented in january 2003 during povs 15th season, the film explores race relations in the town of jasper, texas, following the brutal murder of a black man by white supremacists. Unequal status socialization the authoritarian personality religion conformity discuss one social source of prejudice illustrated in the film, the two towns. This documentary film is a more personal account of the life of james byrd jr. The more interesting aspect of this documentary is the more complex nature of racism in jasper as it approached the 21st century with roughly half of its population black.