O roteirista Dalton Trumbo tem uma história singular em Hollywood: apesar de ter escrito algumas das histórias de maior sucesso da época, como A Princesa e o Plebeu (1953), ele se recusou a cooperar com o Comitê de Atividades Antiamericanas do congresso e acabou preso e proibido de trabalhar. Mesmo quando saiu da prisão, Trumbo demorou anos para vencer o boicote do governo, sofrendo com uma série de problemas envolvendo familiares e amigos próximos.
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update
Documentary of the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, who rose to prominence in the early 1950s by trumpeting allegations of a vast conspiracy by alleged Communist agents whom he claimed had infiltrated the U.S. government, media, film industry, labor unions and other organizations. (IMDb)
