Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
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Yvette Johnson (co-producer)
Steven C. Beer (executive producer)
Lynn Roer (executive producer)
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| Directed by | Raymond De Felitta |
| Produced by | David Zellerford Yvette Johnson (co-producer) Steven C. Beer (executive producer) Lynn Roer (executive producer) |
| Edited by | George Gross |
Production company | Eyepatch Productions |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story is a 2012 documentary film about Mack Barkes "Booker" Wright, an African-American waiter who worked in a restaurant for whites only. In 1965, Wright appeared in Mississippi: A Self Portrait,[2] a short NBC television documentary about racism in the American South. During his interview with producer Frank De Felitta, he spoke openly about racism, and his treatment as a waiter in an all-white restaurant. The broadcast of his remarks had catastrophic consequences for Wright.[3][4][5][6][7]
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story was directed by the son of Frank De Felitta, Oscar-nominated, independent filmmaker Raymond De Felitta,[8][9] produced by David Zellerford, and co-produced by one of Booker Wright's four grandchildren, Yvette Johnson.[10] It includes interviews with those who lived in the community. They discuss life at the time, and the restaurant Wright owned, which catered to African-American customers.[11]
The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2012.[1]