While I Breathe, I Hope
Year: 2018
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Run Time:
72 minutes
On February 8, 1968, during a peaceful Civil Rights demonstration on South Carolina’s State College campus, three black students were killed and 28 were wounded by South Carolina Highway Patrol officers. Activist Cleveland Sellers was one of the survivors of this tragedy and the only person to be convicted and jailed in the aftermath of what came to be known as the Orangeburg Massacre. Fifty years later, Cleveland’s son, Bakari Sellers, continues the fight for equality. As a child of the Civil Rights Movement, Sellers stands for the same ideals his father did, and he uses his family’s history as inspiration to campaign for change. WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE follows this young black democratic candidate on his race for lieutenant governor of South Carolina. An intimate portrait documentary, this film not only captures the vision, optimism, and vitality of Bakari Sellers, but also the physical and emotional toll of running a political campaign, especially in a state where deep-rooted racism still exists today. —G.S.
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Sidebars
African Diaspora
Race Relations
Competitions
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
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Director
Emily Harrold
Emily Harrold is a documentary filmmaker from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Her films have screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and the Telluride Film Festival. She is a graduate of New York University, where she earned honors majoring in Film Production and U.S. History.
Filmography
Checkers in the Afternoon (2016), WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE (2018)
Producers
Diane Robertson, Lauren Franklin, Xuan Vu, Emily Harrold
Cinematography
Alexander Hufschmid, Kyle Kelley, Kelly Creedon
Editing
Xuan Vu
Lynnwood Pictures
http://bakarisellersdocumentary.com
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