Strange Fruit (2004 film)

Infobox Film
name = Strange Fruit


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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Kyle Schickner
producer =
writer = Kyle Schickner
music = Sidney James
cinematography = David Oye
editing = Michael Simms, Kyle Schickner
distributor = FenceSitterFilms
released = 2004
runtime = 115 mins
country = USA
language = English
imdb_id = 0425483

Strange Fruit is a 2004 film written and directed by Kyle Schickner. It stars Kent Faulcon as William Boyals and Berlinda Tolbert as Emma Ayers.cite news |title=A ripe discourse; Black arts festival includes gay films among offerings |url=http://www.southernvoice.com/2005/7-15/arts/feature/eclipse_nationalblackarts.cfm |work=Southern Voice |date=2005-07-15 |first=Brian |last=Moylah] The title comes from the Billie Holiday song of the same name.

Plot

Attorney William Boyals has escaped the Louisiana bayou of his childhood, but he must return to investigate the death of a childhood friend who, like Boyals himself, was both black and gay.

Production

When told by producers, who had offered the film a $6 million budget, that the lead character could not be both black "and" gay, Kyle Schickner left the studio to produce the film for only $250,000.cite web |publisher=Rutgers Alumni Association |title=1766 Magazine |url=http://www.rutgersalumni.org/1766/1766%20SPRING%202008.pdf |accessdate=2008-06-26]

References

External links

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* [http://www.fencesitterfilms.com/ FenceSitterFilms official site]