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The Watsons go to Birmingham  Cover Image DVD DVD

The Watsons go to Birmingham

Summary: When their fifteen-year-old juvenile delinquent son gets too rambunctious, the Watson family heads from their Michigan home to Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama, in the summer of 1963. There they encounter overt racism and segregation, and a tragic historic event that will change their lives and country forever.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : ARC Entertainment, LLC, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book "The Watsons go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Originally produced for television in 2013.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Kenny Leon.
Participant or Performer Note: Anika Noni Rose, Wood Harris, Latanya Richardson Jackson, David Alan Grier, Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Harrison Knight, Skai Jackson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English dialogue; Close-captioned.
Subject: Birmingham (Ala.) Drama
Civil rights movements United States Drama
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963 Drama
Racism United States Drama
African American families Drama
Curtis, Christopher Paul Film adaptations
Genre: Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Made-for-TV movies.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Gettysburg Library J-DVD WA (Text) 35740634531479 Juvenile DVD Available -
New Oxford Library J-DVD WA (Text) 35740634531487 Juvenile DVD Available -

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