A documentary about the tragic bombing of a basement in a black Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15th, 1963, which killed four young girls: Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Addie May Collins. The chronicle also examines the incident's impact on the civil rights movement of the 1960s and beyond. The film was nominated for an Oscar and is directed by Spike Lee.
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Review
Chicago Sun-Times, 10/24/1997, p.33, "...There is mostly sadness and regret at the surface in 4 LITTLE GIRLS, but there is anger in the depths, as there should be..." New York Times, 07/09/1997, p.C11, "...[An] immensely dignified and moving reassessment of a terrorist crime....A thoughtful, graceful, quietly devastating account..." USA Today, 8/28/1998, p.8E, "...A subject that demands and gets consummate cinematic treatment..." Entertainment Weekly, 09/04/1998, p.90, "...[Makes Lee's dramas] look pretentious and hokey by comparison....Intensely moving....Achingly heartfelt..." -- Rating: B+
Title Note
Shown in a limited theatrical release, 4 LITTLE GIRLS had its television premiere on HBO.
Release Note
Includes interviews with Bill Cosby, Walter Cronkite, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young and Coretta Scott King. Rare interview with former Alabama governor George Wallace. DVD Features:
Product Notes
Spike Lee makes an impressive transition from fictional feature filmmaking to nonfiction with this powerful Oscar-nominated documentary. 4 LITTLE GIRLS tells the tragic story of the bombing of a basement in a black Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which killed four young girls: Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Addie May Collins. Interviews with the children's family members set up the scenario, and their memories of the explosion and aftermath provide the film with its most emotional moments. Lee uses this personal tragedy to better study the racial attitudes of America during that era and goes on to describe the impact this incident had on the civil rights movement of the 1960s and beyond. The film also features interviews with notable celebrities and historians, including Bill Cosby, Walter Cronkite, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, and a rare candid appearance by former Alabama governor George Wallace. With 4 LITTLE GIRLS, Lee proves that he is once again one of America's most important chroniclers of the African-American experience.
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