Taking place in 1986 and 1998 and based on a true story, three poor, Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence. They independently struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what's plagued their family for generations or succumb to the same crippling fate, forever damned in Mississippi.
Bitterly honest and profoundly subtle, writer/director Tina Mabry successfully captures growing up in a world where possibilities and opportunities seem to die in the face of the suffocating reality of physical and sexual abuse, obsession, and a myriad of destructive compulsions.

"Mississippi Damned" tells the tale of three poor, black kids in rural Mississippi who face the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction and violence. They struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what's plagued their family for generations or succumb to the same crippling fate, forever damned in Mississippi. Bitterly honest and profoundly subtle, the film captures growing up in a world where possibilities and opportunities seem to die in the face of the suffocating reality of physical and sexual abuse, obsession and a myriad of destructive compulsions.

Writer, Director: Tina Mabry

a Morgan's Mark Film

with
Adam Clark, Malcolm Goodwin, Chasity Hammitte, Michael Hyatt, Malcolm David Kelley, Kylee Russell, Tonea Stewart, Jossie Harris Thacker, Tessa Thompson, Simbi Kali Williams, DB Woodside

directed by
Tina Mabry

written by
Tina Mabry

Produced by
Morgan Stiff & Lee Stiff

AWARDS
Partial List (for complete list visit www.mississippidamned.com)

2011 Prism Award for Best Original DVD

2010 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Feature Film

Audience Award for Best Film - 2010 Hayti Heritage Film Festival

Jury Award for Best Film - 45th Chicago International Film Festival 2009

Jury Award for Best Supporting Actor - Jossie Harris Thacker - 45th Chicago International Film Festival 2009

Jury Award for Best Screenplay - 45th Chicago International Film Festival 2009

Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Film - Urbanworld 2009

Grand Jury Award for Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film - Outfest 2009

Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at NewFest 2009

Special Jury Award for Narrative Breakthrough at the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival

Jury Award for Best American Independent Film at the 2009 Philadelphia Film Festival / Cinefest

Grand Jury Award for Best Actor - Tessa Thompson at the 2009 American Black Film Festival

Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Narrative Film at the 2009 American Black Film Festival




Available on DVD

Rating
TVMA

Genres
Drama
Duration
121 Mins

Showtime Advisories
Rape, Violence, Adult Language, Adult Content

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