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Two Towns of Jasper
“One murder. Two communities. Three trials. No single truth.”
7.5 / 10• 2002• 1h 30m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Using two separate filmmaking teams (an all-white crew filming white residents and an all-black camera crew filming black residents), TWO TOWNS OF JASPER captures very different racial views by townsfolk in Jasper, Texas, the location for a racially motivated murder of an African American man in 1998.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Whitney Dow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Two Towns of Jasper is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
