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Keith Beauchamp (born 1971) is an American filmmaker based in Brooklyn and best known for his extensive investigation of and films about the lynching of Emmett Till. Beauchamp was born in 1971 and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Keith Beauchamp (born 1972) is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn who investigated the murder of Emmett Till, fifty years after Till's death in 1955, Beauchamp's research eventually led him to create the documentary film The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till [1], and the reopening of the case by the United States Department of Justice in May 2004.
- 51 years old
- 1972
- Fort Gordon, Augusta, GA
- Filmmaker
In 1999, Beauchamp founded Till Freedom Come Productions, a company devoted to socially significant projects that can both teach and entertain. He has devoted the past twenty-two years of his life telling the story of Emmett Till and has traveled extensively between New York, Chicago and Mississippi to investigate the historic murder.
Nov 28, 2022 · Directed by Chinonye Chukwu with a screenplay by Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chukwu, Till tells the heartbreaking true story of the historic lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till — for whistling at a white woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955 — through the eyes of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley.
Sep 14, 2023 · Keith Beauchamp talked with Marcie and Vivian about his dedication to this story, about his work as an activist filmmaker, and about the stories he still wants to tell. Filmmaker + Activist Keith Beauchamp
Jan 4, 2023 · 'a powerful portrait of courage in the face of barbaric racism'⭐⭐⭐⭐The Guardian Screenwriter Keith Beauchamp discusses his 20 year journey in bringing the story of Emmett Till to the screen,...
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- Picturehouse
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Jul 31, 2012 · Four decades after the crime, filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp began interviewing Till’s relatives and other witnesses. After finding evidence that implicated suspects who are still alive, he and Emmett’s mother pressured federal authorities to re-open the case.
