Freedom on My Mind [SEP] nominated for
Film Festival, won that year's Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Synopsis.
In 1961, Mississippi was rigidly segregated. There were virtually no black voters even though African-Americans comprised a large percentage of the population, the majority in some localities. Bob Moses entered the state and the Mississippi Voter Registration Project began. The first black farmer who attempted to register was fatally shot by a Mississippi State Representative, E.H. Hurst. Due to intimidation of
the Last Tsar" for The Learning Channel.
Stilley’s other editing credits include work on the award-winning documentaries: "The Story Of Mothers and Daughters" for ABC Television; Fox Television’s Emmy Award winning "Loyalty and Betrayal: The Story Of The American Mob"; and the Academy Award nominated "Freedom On My Mind".
She has also worked closely with Debra Chasnoff of Groundspark for several years, producing and editing "That’s A Family!" and "Let’s Get Real",