A story of the lasting bond formed between Gary Duncan, an unjustly arrested Black man, and Richard Sobol, his young Jewish attorney. In 1966, 19-year-old Duncan faced the white supremacist court system in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for daring to touch a white boy’s arm. Standing united, the pair takes Duncan’s case all the way to the US Supreme Court to fight for the rights of all Americans to a fair trial.
- Year2020
- Runtime90 minutes
- CountryUSA
- PremiereNorthwest Premiere
- DirectorNancy Buirski
- ProducerSusan Margolin, Claire Chandler
A story of the lasting bond formed between Gary Duncan, an unjustly arrested Black man, and Richard Sobol, his young Jewish attorney. In 1966, 19-year-old Duncan faced the white supremacist court system in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for daring to touch a white boy’s arm. Standing united, the pair takes Duncan’s case all the way to the US Supreme Court to fight for the rights of all Americans to a fair trial.
- Year2020
- Runtime90 minutes
- CountryUSA
- PremiereNorthwest Premiere
- DirectorNancy Buirski
- ProducerSusan Margolin, Claire Chandler