A Crime on the Bayou

A Crime on the Bayou

6 | 2021-06-18 | Documentary Crime

A Crime on the Bayou is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries to break up an argument between white and Black teenagers outside a newly integrated school. He gently lays his hand on a white boy’s arm. The boy recoils like a snake. That night, police burst into Duncan’s trailer and arrest him for assault on a minor. A young Jewish attorney, Richard Sobol, leaves his prestigious D.C. firm to volunteer in New Orleans. With his help, Duncan bravely stands up to a racist legal system powered by a white supremacist boss to challenge his unfair arrest. Their fight goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and their lifelong friendship is forged.

Featured Crew

Nancy Buirski Director
John Legend Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
Mike Jackson Executive Producer
Jay Alix Co-Executive Producer
Rex Miller Director of Photography
Nancy Buirski Producer
Austyn Biggers Executive Producer
Una Jackman Co-Executive Producer

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