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Freedom Riders (American Experience)

Original title: Freedom Riders (American Experience)
Year: 2010
Running time: 117 min.
Country: United States
Director: Stanley Nelson
Screenwriter: Stanley Nelson
Cast: Documentary
Producer: American Experience Films
Genre: Documentary | Historical Documentaries. Racism
Movie Groups: American Experience
Synopsis: This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.

Awards: 2010: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize (Documentary)

2010: 3 Emmy Awards: including Writing for Nonfiction Programming

2010: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay

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Freedom Riders (American Experience)

2010

Stanley Nelson