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Ketchup and Blood
2014- 2015 • Short Film • CompletedDramaKetchup and Blood is a 6 minute short film that tells the story of four young black protestors participating in the famous diner sit-in protests against segregation in the Jim Crow south. The film takes place in early 1960’s Jackson Mississippi, where race relations are rapidly changing due to a growing movement led by the black youth. Four black college freshman walk into a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. Their mission is to defy the sign proclaiming, ‘Whites Only.’ Their tactic is non-violence and they are prepared for the worst, but even they are surprised by the brutality of the white community’s defense of the racist status quo.
Ketchup and Blood is a 6 minute short film that tells the story of four young black protestors participating in the famous diner sit-in protests against segregation in the Jim Crow south. The film takes place in early 1960’s Jackson Mississippi, where race relations are rapidly changing due to a growing movement led by the black youth. Four black college freshman walk into a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. Their mission is to defy the sign proclaiming, ‘Whites Only.’ Their tactic is non-violence and they are prepared for the worst, but even they are surprised by the brutality of the white community’s defense of the racist status quo.
