You Belong to Me: Sex, Race, and Murder in the South
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- Covers the 1952 murder trial of Ruby McCollum—a wealthy African American woman in Live Oak, Florida—who shot Clifford LeRoy Adams—a prominent white doctor and state senator–elect—allegedly over a small medical bill, but evidence of his repeated sexual abuse of her was suppressed by the judge. Includes reenactments, interviews with a member of the all-white jury, and examination of investigations of the case by journalists William Bradford Huie and Zora Neale Hurston.
- Director
- Cork, John
- Writer
- Cork, John
- Producer
- Eyssen, Lisa van; Hagin, Jude; Saltzman, Hilary
- Editor
- Grossman, Brad
- Production Team
- Cloverland and Vision Films
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (88 min.) or 1 streaming video (88 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Additional Content
- The DVD includes a panel discussion at a screening and a graduate studies class discussion at the University of Florida and press interviews with the producers.
- Production Notes
- Alternate subtitles: Sex, Race, and Murder on the Suwanee River and The Ruby McCollum Story.
- Updated
- 08-11-2022
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