Director Barry Alexander Brown on his film Son of the South, a civil rights movie inspired by the life of activist Bob Zellner

For many years, Barry Alexander Brown labored over bringing his
film, Son of the South to the big screen. Barry is best known for
his editing work with director Spike Lee, and was nominated for an
Academy Award for BlacKkKlansman. Growing up in Alabama, Barry was
familiar with civil rights activist Bob Zellner, and he knew he
wanted to make a movie about Zellner's life. Zellner, whose
grandfather was in the Ku Klux Klan, became an activist in the
civil rights movement while a college student in 1961. His
autobiography, The Wrong Side Of Murder Creek: A White Southerner
in the Freedom Movement gave Barry a starting point for his
screenplay, which made the rounds and was well received, but no one
would commit to making the film. After nearly ten years, Barry gave
up on ever being able to make the movie. Then at the end of 2017,
Barry got a call from actor Daniel Radcliffe, who really loved the
script, but was unable to star in it. This gave Son of the South
some heat again, and Barry was able to get more producers on board
and raise the money to make the film. Barry wrote some of his
personal experiences with segregation into the script, and he hopes
Son of the South inspires people to continue to fight for
civil rights. You can watch Son of the South streaming now in
select theaters and on VOD. Hear Barry Alexander Brown's previous
interview with us in 2019, discussing BlacKkKlansman:
https://www.camnoir.com/ep31/ Find Barry Alexander Brown-
Instagram: @barryalexanderbrown Find out even more about this
episode, with extensive show notes and links:
http://camnoir.com/ep112/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras:
www.hotrodcameras.com Website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod
Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz