Stop by the Browning Cinema for a showing of Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun (2018), directed by Travis Wilkerson. This movie is not rated and runs 90 minutes.
“In 1946, my great-grandfather murdered a black man named Bill Spann and got away with it.” So begins Travis Wilkerson’s critically acclaimed documentary, which takes us on a journey through the American South to uncover the truth behind a horrific incident and the societal mores that allowed it to happen. Acting as narrator and guide, Wilkerson spins a strange, frightening tale, incorporating scenes from To Kill a Mockingbird, the music of Janelle Monáe and Phil Ochs, and the story of Rosa Parks’ investigation into the Recy Taylor case, as well as his own family history, for a gripping investigation into our collective past and its echoes into the present day.
Sponsored by the Notre Dame History Department, John & Margaret Brogan Endowment for Excellence in Documentary Film.
For ticket information, visit performingarts.nd.edu.
History Department Faculty interested in attending the event or inviting students, please contact Linda Przybyszewski (linda.przybyszewski.1@nd.edu).
Originally published at history.nd.edu.