The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (2021)
The event that opened the eyes of a nation.
2021 · 1h 52m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.
Director: Jamila Ephron
Writers: Jamila Ephron, Mark Zwonitzer
Music by: Joel Goodman
Cinematography: Stephen McCarthy
Editor: Nancy Novack
Cast
André Holland as Narrator (voice)Leland Gantt as Isaac Woodward (voice)Kenneth Mack as SelfSherrilyn Ifill as SelfRawn James as SelfRichard Gergel as SelfBelinda Gergel as SelfRobert Young Sr. as SelfPatricia Sullivan as SelfLaura Williams as SelfGilbert King as SelfKari Frederickson as SelfMore like this
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