Four Little Girls

Four Little Girls
by Spike Lee

Four Little Girls
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Director: Spike Lee
Brand: HBO Home Video
Producer: Sheila Nevins
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Product features:
  • 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.Running Time: 102 min. Format:

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DVD Review: Not to be missed
Summary: 5 Stars

This powerful documentary is a wonderful tribute to the four young girls whose lives were cut short in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama on 15 September 1963. First and foremost, it focuses on their lives, those who knew them, and the events going on in Birmingham while they were growing up. It doesn't put the entire or primary focus on how they tragically were murdered, although naturally the bombing, the funerals, and the (rather belated) trials of the sick excuses for life who carried out the bombing are covered. It's a celebration of life, not death. (There are some brief graphic shots of the post-mortem photos, but as disturbing as these images might be, they carry home the impact of what really happened.) It really is amazing that their friends, neighbors, and family members were able to retain such dignity and composure even when talking about such sad events and calling to mind people who had such short lives and who died in such an unnatural way. While they'll be mourning for the rest of their lives, they haven't let the racist murderers destroy their lives. They've bravely carried on as best they can.

For many young people today, be they white or African-American, the events of the Civil Rights Movement are ancient history. This documentary brings that struggle to life, using great archival footage and making clear how long these injustices had been going on, showing how the authorities let people get away with discrimination and often even cracked down on nonviolent protests themselves. They would even turn on people who came to these events as observers, like one photographer who wanted to take pictures of the Freedom Riders getting off of the bus. We're also treated to footage of an old and decrepit George Wallace claiming he wasn't a racist, that he's changed, that his best friend in the world, whom he's travelled all over with, is African-American. (This guy, Ed, did not look or act like someone who were Wallace's best friend when he was coaxed on-camera; the footage of Wallace claiming he'd changed was pretty unconvincing and seemed as though he were patting himself on the back and rewriting history.) It really makes the struggle these brave people went through seem real, significant, meaningful, not just something that happened in the distant past and which is no longer relevant. It's hard to believe that these things were going on only a few decades ago.

The opening and closing segments are very, very moving and powerful, and really give the viewer a sense of all that was lost that September day. These were beautiful promising young girls who were loved by all and who loved everybody, and they were caught up in the middle of a racist society that hated and wanted to kill those who were different, murdered by people who were so filled with hate that they would even murder children. They could have been doctors, lawyers, human rights advocates, teachers, writers, scientists, or just ordinary people who made a difference in their communities and who lived fine upstanding lives. Instead they're remembered as civil rights martyrs, and people are left to ponder what might have been.
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