Strange Fruit
200257m9.0
Music, Documentary
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genre
- Music
- Certificate
- PG-13
- Origin
- United States of America
About
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update
Where to watch
Free
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Joel Katz
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 20, 2002
Cast
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