The Sky Is Gray
Overview
From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
Top-billed cast
- HHilda Haynes
- LLynn Arden
- OOlivia Cole
- KKenneth Johnson
- MMargaret Avery
- RReuben Collins
- JJames Bond III
- CClinton Derricks-Carroll
- JJulie Vails
- MMacon McCalman
Crew
- Director
- Stan Lathan
- Writers
- Ernest J. Gaines, Charles Fuller
- Producers
- Robert Geller, Whitney Green
- Production
- Learning in Focus
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Who directed The Sky Is Gray?
The Sky Is Gray was directed by Stan Lathan.
When was The Sky Is Gray released?
The Sky Is Gray was released in 1980.
