The Sky Is Gray
7.5
From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
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Olivia Cole
Octavia
Known for
Roots
North and South
James Bond III
James
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Def by Temptation
School Daze
Stan Lathan
Charles Fuller
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More Than Friends
March to Freedom
Robert Geller
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Too Far to Go
Margaret Avery
Rosemary
Known for
The Color Purple
A Man on the Inside
Whitney Green
Ernest J Gaines
Cleavon Little
Monsieur Bayonne
Known for
Blazing Saddles
Vanishing Point
Calvin Skaggs
Chez Lister
Ty
Known for
Little Nikita
Susan French
Helena
Known for
Jaws 2
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Stan Lathan Director · Ernest J. Gaines Author Webster Lewis Composer
United States release January 1, 1980 · Produced in United States
Production
Learning in Focus
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1980
TV · PBS
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