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The Rape of Recy Taylor

2017

Documentary, Self: Recy Taylor, Cynthia Erivo, Jack Kyser ...

Documentary Mrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by 6 white men in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up, and with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women, fought for justice.

	Media	Author	Review
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"The truth is horrific enough, but it must be told, and the clever and evocative construction of the documentary delivers it with the kind of respect that Taylor’s story demands."
		Lee Marshall Screendaily	"Gradually the film’s interview roster broadens to take in writers and academics (...) [A] sober, well-told story"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A stirring hymn of courage (...) With lucidity and deep feeling, Nancy Buirski's documentary maps an ugly trail of injustice"
		Richard Brody The New Yorker	"What’s good about it is more than good, it’s essential, which is what makes its shortcomings all the more conspicuous and frustrating."
		Scout Tafoya rogerebert.com	"A stirring, infuriating marvel (...) There is no downside to 'The Rape of Recy Taylor' (...) Buirski has many virtues as a filmmaker"
		Fred Camper Chicago Reader	"As if the story weren't moving enough already, she also tells us how to feel with trite visual poetics (...) and a soundtrack loaded with spirituals."

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