In the Hour of Chaos
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| In the Hour of Chaos | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Bayer Mack |
| Produced by | Frances Presley Rice Bayer Mack Victor Young Hal Croasmun Nanci Grady Gabriell Debear Paye |
| Edited by | Bayer Mack |
| Distributed by | Block Starz Music Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
In the Hour of Chaos is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Bayer Mack about the life and trials of the Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. ("Daddy King"), father of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The film's ensemble voice cast uses first-person narration sourced from autobiographies and biographies about Daddy King, family attorney Murray M. Silver and other King relatives and associates.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]Set against a backdrop of sociopolitical intrigue and anarchy spanning three generations of the King family, In the Hour of Chaos also goes behind-the-scenes of America's major domestic conflicts and takes a critical view of liberalism's effect on the black civil rights movement.
Cast
[edit]- Jazz Walker as Martin Luther King Sr.
- Lynnette Holmes as Coretta Scott King
- Jason Dorough as Murray M. Silver Sr. / Lester G. Maddox
- Ugo Anomelechi as Bayard Rustin / Roy Wilkins
- Rachel Skyy as Ella Baker
- Sean O'Neil as Hoke Smith / Harris Wofford
- Malcolm X as himself
Release
[edit]In the Hour of Chaos was released on February 19, 2016 as part of a Black History Month event sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (GCUFF), which included writer/director Bayer Mack's debut film The Czar of Black Hollywood,[3] and premiered on public television on July 25, 2016.[4][5] The film was featured at San Francisco's de Young Museum as part of the Bay Area's "MLK Day of Revelations".[6]
Accolades
[edit]In the Hour of Chaos was an official documentary selection of the 2017 San Francisco Black Film Festival and named Runner Up.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "In new era of turmoil, 'In Hour of Chaos' doc gives a timely look back at MLK Sr". Cambridge Day. 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Daddy King's Story Told in New Documentary". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Black History Month Screening: The Czar of Black Hollywood". Facebook.
- ^ "This Week on TV: The Life and Times of Reverend Martin Luther King, Senior". Cambridge Community Television. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "WKTV presents documentary on civil rights movement". WKTV. November 2016.
- ^ ""In the Hour of Chaos: The Untold Story of Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr.", Film Screening". deyoung.famsf.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "San Francisco Black Film Festival >> June 15–18, 2017 >> In The Hour Of Chaos". SFBFF.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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