Directed by Nancy Buirski
Two young men¡ªGary Duncan, an unjustly arrested Black man and Richard Sobol, his Jewish attorney¡ªtake Duncan's case to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.
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, in the course of which he dares to gently lay a hand on a white boy's arm. 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.
Written and directed by Nancy Buirski A Crime on the Bayou is the final film in her acclaimed trilogy profiling brave individuals who fought for justice in and around the Civil Rights era.
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