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The Sky Is Gray (1980)

The Sky Is Gray (1980)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1980, January 1
Directors: Stan Lathan
Countries: United States of America
Production: Learning in Focus, Learning in Focus
Cast: Henry Fonda, Hal Williams, Susan French, Macon McCalman, Cleavon Little, Margaret Avery, Beverly Johnson, Les Williams, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Kenneth Johnson, James Bond III, Olivia Cole

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.