Whoopi Goldberg says it took more than two decades for Hollywood to believe Emmett Till’s story was worthy of the big screen.
which opens in theaters Friday and includes some of the behind-the-scenes details about Mamie Till-Mobley's monumental decision to expose the brutality of her son's death to educate people.
Goldberg said several directors were interviewed, but they were easily won over by Chinonye Chukwu — who wanted to primarily focus her film on Till's mother. The new movie follows the true and untold story of Till-Mobley, whosefor whistling at a white woman in Mississippi helped spark the civil rights movement.
“It was incredible for myself to learn more about who she was as a person,” she said. “The many aspects of her life — with her girlfriends, with her man, with her church, at work, with her mother and a community of people who were so critical to her world. I learned so much about that. I knew audiences will learn a lot about that too along with the other people involved in the story.”
Danielle Deadwyler, who stars as Till-Mobley, applauded Chukwu's storytelling along with Beauchamp's ability to “access the truth.” She commended Goldberg and other producers for staying diligent.
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