American violet, Uncommon Productions presents ; written and produced by Bill Haney ; directed by Tim Disney
Type
Label
American violet, Uncommon Productions presents ; written and produced by Bill Haney ; directed by Tim Disney
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
American violet
Oclc number
420547257
Responsibility statement
Uncommon Productions presents ; written and produced by Bill Haney ; directed by Tim Disney
Runtime
103
Summary
This film is based on a true story. Dee Roberts is a young black woman raising four daughters with the help of her mother in an all-black housing project. In 2000, Dee is one of many residents swept up in an aggressive raid by the police drug task force of their small Texas town. Dee's so innocent that she believes, at first, that she's been arrested because of her parking tickets. Once in the grip of the legal system, Dee faces a difficult choice: free herself by accepting 10 years' probation on a plea bargain, or allow the case to go to court, which could have much costlier consequences. Backed by an ACLU lawyer and a local attorney known for his integrity and connections, Dee attempts to prove that the drug charges are not just false, but racially motivated
Table Of Contents
Main titles -- Practicing -- Preliminary -- Plea bargain -- Treatment -- My business -- Hold her tight -- Before the trial -- Here I am -- Destroy credibility -- Warmest thanks -- End credits
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Barrett, Malcolm
- Guilfoyle, Paul
- American Inquisition (Firm)
- Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
- Castellucci, Teddy
- Haney, William M
- Xzibit, (Musician)
- Uncommon Productions
- Beharie, Nicole
- Patton, Will
- Westbrook, Karimah
- Nelson, Tim Blake
- Image Entertainment (Firm)
- Ware, Tim
- Dutton, Charles S
- Tyson, Pamala
- Jenney, Lucinda
- Disney, Tim
- Warshofsky, David
- O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
- Story, Paul David
Genre
Subject
- Malicious accusation -- Drama
- Social problem films
- Crime films
- Plea bargaining -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Single mothers -- Drama
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Race discrimination -- Drama
- Narcotic laws -- Drama
- Texas -- Drama
- Legal films
Content
Actor
Composer
Director
Producer
resource.screenwriter
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor21
- Barrett, Malcolm
- Guilfoyle, Paul
- American Inquisition (Firm)
- Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
- Castellucci, Teddy
- Haney, William M
- Xzibit, (Musician)
- Uncommon Productions
- Beharie, Nicole
- Patton, Will
- Westbrook, Karimah
- Nelson, Tim Blake
- Image Entertainment (Firm)
- Ware, Tim
- Dutton, Charles S
- Tyson, Pamala
- Jenney, Lucinda
- Disney, Tim
- Warshofsky, David
- O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
- Story, Paul David
- Genre6
- Subject14
- Malicious accusation -- Drama
- Social problem films
- Crime films
- Plea bargaining -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Single mothers -- Drama
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Race discrimination -- Drama
- Narcotic laws -- Drama
- Texas -- Drama
- Legal films
- Content1
- Actor15
- Composer1
- Director1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1