Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (2017)

Title: Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

Original Title: Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

Release Date: 2017-01-20

Status: Released

Rating: 6.2/10 (from 12 votes)

Language: EN

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Canada Council for the Arts, Creative Capital

“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, DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?, 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.