Strange Fruit

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Strange Fruit (2002)

Directed by Joel Katz

Music, Documentary · 57m

In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update

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Cast

D
Dorothy Thigpen Self
M
Milton Gabler Self
F
Farah Jasmine Griffin Self Pete Seeger Self Ethel Rosenberg Self Julius Rosenberg Self Billie Holiday Self
C
Cassandra Wilson Self

Crew

Director
Joel Katz

Details

Release date
2002-05-20
Runtime
57m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America