100 Years from Mississippi
About 100 Years from Mississippi
Mamie Lang Kirkland still remembers the night in 1915 when panic filled her home in Ellisville, Mississippi. Her family was forced to flee in darkness from a growing mob of men determined to lynch her father and his friend.
100 Years from Mississippi (2021) is a documentary film directed by Tarabu Betserai Kirkland. Its themes are racism and american violence.
Mamie Kirkland stars as herself, Tarabu Betserai Kirkland as himself, Barry Shabaka Henley as voiceover poetry, and Joyce Guy as voiceover poetry. Released in May 2021, it runs 60 minutes.
The screenplay is by Tarabu Betserai Kirkland. It streams on PBS in the United States.