Director: Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles
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LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total
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| Country: | USA |
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| Length: | 89 min |
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"LaLee's Kin" is a poignant documentary that reveals the severe poverty affecting an African-American family and their Mississippi Delta school district. The film intimately follows LaLee Wallace, a great-grandmother battling hardship, and Reggie Barnes, the superintendent of the struggling West Tallahatchie School System. It examines the enduring impact of slavery and sharecropping on the Delta region.
| Alternative title: | LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton |
| Release year: | 2001 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Director: | Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles |
| Type: | Movie |
| Sub-genres: | woman director |
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