4 Little Girls

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Actor: Arthur Hanes Jr., Carolyn Lee Brown, Dianne Braddock, Freeman Hrabowski III, Gerald Colbert
Brand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Chris McNair
Primary Contributor: Maxine McNair
Primary Contributor: Howell Raines
Primary Contributor: Robertson, Wamo Reed
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-01-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hbo Home Video

DVD Reviews of 4 Little Girls

DVD Review: Great documentary
Summary: 4 Stars

The documentary itself is powerful and moving. I showed it to my high school freshmen class for historical background while reading The Secret Life of Bees; they liked it too. I was amazed at how this documentary affected them. Their writings about the film were almost as touching as the film itself.
The only problem I ran into is that the "scene selection" feature appears to be missing. It made showing the documentary to multiple classes very difficult. I had to fast forward and rewind just like the old VHS, but it is much slower.

DVD Review: 4 Little Girls
Summary: 5 Stars

This is the most well written, documented move in a long time, being from Birmingham and the era, this movie is to the point and right on the money.
If you didnt know, you do now!!!!

DVD Review: 4 Little Girls
Summary: 5 Stars

The HBO documentary about bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama begings with a touching song about each of the 4 girls that were killed. There are interviews with the girls' family, friends, teachers... Spike Lee uses actual film footage from the era to help viewers have a deeper understanding of what things were like during that era. It is a moving documentary and is appropriate for students grades 6 and up.

DVD Review: 4 Little Girls
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a must see for any person who truly believes in equal opportunity for all Americans. Set aside any feelings about Spike Lee. This is not his story and nor is it told like it is. This story is the story of the families (and communities) unnecesseary, unspeakable loss that should be told again again. Lest we forget. It will grip your heart. It is shocking that people can be so cruel and ignorant and insensitive in such a time of conflict and sorrow. With a huge amount of our population born prior to 1955, you best believe that these memories are alive a well as if it happened yesterday. Any history teacher worth their grain of salt and honesty, should be showing this movie. As a parent, share it with your children. Civil rights has come a long way, but still has a long way to go.

DVD Review: '4 Little Girls' who left behind a great legacy.....
Summary: 5 Stars

September 15, 1963 is a date that remains imprinted in the minds of many--particularly, those from Birmingham, Alabama. This was the day that four innocent young girls died in a racially motivated bombing at an African American Baptist church. Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins were innocent casualties in a race war that raged on in the Southern United States, as well as the rest of the country. This was a time when people of all ages were getting involved in the civil rights movement. This included young children as young as twelve years old (the same age, relatively as the four young girls who were murdered). This horrific crime motivated people to become more involved in activism, out of a sense of obligation, also to speak out against racially motivated violence, such as the bombing. Director Spike Lee does a beautiful job of integrating film reel footage from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, along with segments featuring family, friends, and religious leaders connected with the victims, recalling the events that lead up to the tragedy. What's more, Coretta Scott King (late widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.), Rev. Jesse Jackson and Bill Cosby add their perspective to the mix. One of the most chilling parts of the film, for me, was an unsettling clip of the late Governor George Wallace, a notorious advocate for segregation. When the elderly politician presents his African American "right hand man" as his best friend, a chill ran up my spine.

This is a really important documentary to see for several reasons. For starters, I believe everyone should be aware of what took place on that fateful day in Birmingham. Secondly, the film presents this tragic event in a very beautiful and respectful way. Spike Lee is a tremendous storyteller and this piece is very understated, and, yet profound. It's great to see that Lee knows how to make a great statement without resulting in exploitative tactics or manipulation of his audience. The story speaks for itself and this is not an ego trip on the part of the filmmaker in any way. It is a tribute to a tragedy that became a catalyst in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the eventual prosecution of Robert Chambliss, one of three racists responsible for the bombing. Don't miss out on this film.

Description of 4 Little Girls

From the director of ' 'Do The Right Thing' ' and ' 'Malcolm X' ' comes ' 'a masterpiece.' ' (Chicago Tribune) When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on September 15, 1963, it takes the lives of four young girls. This racially motivated crime, sparks the nation?s outrage and helps fuel the civil rights movement sweeping across the country.

There are many remarkable things about the documentary 4 Little Girls. Spike Lee's striking, beautifully realized film is a cinematic lesson of what kind of material is better suited to the documentary format. In his first documentary, Lee shares an attribute of Ken Burns: the major event in his documentary is not seen on camera. Except for four quick glimpses of black-and-white autopsy photos, the picture stays clear from the bombing. Lee remains with the faces, the girls' friends, families, and the historic figures of the era. They've all grown up since the bombing but their memories haven't faded. The vital facts of the case are certainly here: the troubled history of Birmingham, the court proceedings, friends' last run-ins with the girls. What touches us deeper though are those witnesses telling us of living through the core era of segregation and bigotry: a father explaining to his child why she can't have a sandwich in a cafeteria and a woman offering up tears of past events. There's even an interview with George Wallace, the prince of segregation, that belongs in a David Lynch feature. Lee's film asserts the bombing energized the civil rights movement and when the voice of America, Walter Cronkite, echoes those sentiments, you believe he may have it right. --Doug Thomas

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