''My Nephew Emmett'' is an American live-action short film directed by Kevin Wilson Jr. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. Wilson won the Student Academy Awards, Student Academy Award for Best Narrative, producing it while a graduate student at New York University.

Plot

The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 Mississippi is experienced from his uncle's perspective.

Cast

* Jasmine Guy as Elizabeth Wright * Dane Rhodes as J.W. Milam * L.B. Williams as Mose Wright * Joshua Wright as Emmett Till

Reception

Critical response

''My Nephew Emmett'' has an approval rating of 91% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 8.83/10.

Awards and nominations

At the 90th Academy Awards, 90th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in 2018, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

References

External links

* * 2017 films 2017 short films Drama films based on actual events Films about racism in the United States Films set in Mississippi Civil rights movement in film 2017 drama films American drama short films American student films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Emmett Till in fiction {{Short-drama-film-stub