Prom Night in Mississippi

The prom was funded by Morgan Freeman, a Charleston resident, and exposed racial tension in the town, mainly among administrators and parents of the students of the high school. Filmed on location in Mississippi, Prom Night in Mississippi was directed by Canadian director Paul Saltzman with his wife Patricia Aquino acting as producer. It was filmed over a four-month period on a budget of $750,000 of the director's own money. The crew shot over 165 hours of footage, 89 minutes of which were used in the final version. premiered in Toronto on November 12, 2009, and had its theatrical release on December 11, 2009. ==Documentary==

The documentary is about the senior prom in Charleston, Mississippi. The high school in Charleston (a community of 2,100 residents) has an average of 80 graduates per year, and up until 2008 had separate, segregated proms for Black students and White students, ==Recognition==

Awards and nominations • 2009, Won Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary, AFI Dallas International Film Festival {{cite news • 2009, Won Audience Choice Award, Jackson Crossroads Film Festival • 2009, Won Audience Choice Award, Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi • 2009, Nominated for Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema – Documentary at Sundance Film Festival ==See also==