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Dear America: Color Me Dark

  • TV Movie
  • 2000
  • TV-Y7
  • 30m
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6.7/10
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Dear America: Color Me Dark (2000)
DramaFamilyHistory

Nellie Lee Love moves north with her family to Chicago -- the land of opportunity -- hoping to escape the racism of the rural south. Mamma believes a new start will help Nellie Lee's sister ... Read allNellie Lee Love moves north with her family to Chicago -- the land of opportunity -- hoping to escape the racism of the rural south. Mamma believes a new start will help Nellie Lee's sister Erma Jean, who stopped speaking after a mysterious but horrifying event only she witnessed... Read allNellie Lee Love moves north with her family to Chicago -- the land of opportunity -- hoping to escape the racism of the rural south. Mamma believes a new start will help Nellie Lee's sister Erma Jean, who stopped speaking after a mysterious but horrifying event only she witnessed. Though life in this northern city is exciting, Nellie Lee sees that racism knows no boun... Read all

  • Director
    • Helaine Head
  • Writer
    • Patricia C. McKissack
  • Stars
    • Barbara Mamabolo
    • Jim Codrington
    • Derwin Jordan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    30
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Helaine Head
    • Writer
      • Patricia C. McKissack
    • Stars
      • Barbara Mamabolo
      • Jim Codrington
      • Derwin Jordan
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Barbara Mamabolo
    • Rosie Hamilton
    Jim Codrington
    Jim Codrington
    Derwin Jordan
    Derwin Jordan
    • Meese
    Barry Kennedy
    Serena Lee
    Telmo Miranda
    Telmo Miranda
    • Tommy Braxton
    Jamie Robinson
    Jamie Robinson
    Alison Sealy-Smith
    Alison Sealy-Smith
    • Olive Love
    Anthony Sherwood
    Anthony Sherwood
    • Freeman Love
    Makyla Smith
    • Nellie Lee Love
    • Director
      • Helaine Head
    • Writer
      • Patricia C. McKissack
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    8Apryl

    Don't let the title throw you

    I enjoyed this short story immensely, and found it very moving! But the title has NOTHING to do with it... There was one scene where the title seemed to be forced into the dialogue - I found this even distracting.

    But the film itself? Very good! The story of sisters who love each other and are there for each other as they deal with the racism of their time, and the move from Tennessee to Illinois.

    This is a story that's been told before, but in my opinion, it could handle being told again.

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      Alison Sealy-Smith and Makyla Smith, who play mother and daughter Olive and Nellie Love, are mother and daughter in real life.

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      • United States
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      • Scholastic: Dear America Television
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      • English
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      • Scholastic Productions
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      • Color

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