A. Keith Beauchamp, a Brooklyn filmmaker, was obsessed with the Emmett Till case and wanted to make a movie about it. The movie, The Untold Story of Emmett Till, was shown by Beauchamp to colleges and law-enforcement officials. Beauchamp used this to urge them to reopen the case.Stanley Nelson, a “Genius-Award” Winner, made the film The Murder of Emmett Till. This film was shown on PBS and was awarded an Emmy in 2003. Both of them making films to show what happened helped inspired them to re-open the case. The films also uncovered information that as many as 10 people were involved on murdering Emmett Till.
C. Mamie was Emmett Till’s mother. When her son was murdered she knew that she had to take a stand. Instead of covering the body of her son up for the funeral, she saw how badly beaten he was and wanted to show the reality to everyone. His body was so badly beaten that officials could only identify him by the ring he was wearing. This inspired people to stop being afraid and taking a stand on something that was wrong.
F. Mr. Nelson feels great about making the film. Nelson quoted,”It’s a great feeling, it’s an incredible feeling, to be a part of this.” This film awarded him 500,000 dollars and people have sent him postcards congratulating him.