In the Hour of Chaos
| In the Hour of Chaos | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bayer Mack |
| Produced by |
Frances Presley Rice Bayer Mack Victor Young Hal Croasmun Nanci Grady Gabriell Debear Paye |
| Edited by | Bayer Mack |
| Distributed by | Block Starz Music Television |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
In the Hour of Chaos is a 2016 American feature-length documentary film drama directed by Bayer Mack. It details the life and various trials of the Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. ("Daddy King"), including his violent, poverty-stricken upbringing in rural Georgia, the assassination of his oldest son (civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.), the drowning of his younger son Alfred Daniel Williams King and the shooting death of his wife, Alberta Williams King. The film's voice cast uses first-person narration sourced from autobiographies and biographies about Daddy King, family attorney Murray M. Silver and other King relatives and associates.[1][2]
Synopsis
In the Hour of Chaos follows Daddy King's rise from an impoverished childhood in the violent backwoods of Stockbridge, Georgia to become patriarch of one of the most famous – and tragedy-plagued – families in American history. Set against a backdrop of sociopolitical intrigue and anarchy spanning three generations of the King family, the film also details major domestic conflicts that have impacted the American public and offers a provocative inside view of the Civil Rights Movement and its leadership.
Cast
- Jazz Walker as Martin Luther King, Sr.
- Lynnette Holmes as Coretta Scott King
- Jason Dorough as Murray M. Silver. Sr. / Lester G. Maddox
- Ugo Anomelechi as Bayard Rustin / Roy Wilkins
- Rachel Skyy as Ella Baker
- Sean O'Neil as Hoke Smith / Harris Wofford
- Malcolm X as himself
Release
In the Hour of Chaos was released on February 19, 2016 as part of a Black History Month event sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (GCUFF), which included writer/director Bayer Mack's debut film The Czar of Black Hollywood,[3] and premiered on public television on July 25, 2016.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "In new era of turmoil, 'In Hour of Chaos' doc gives a timely look back at MLK Sr.". Cambridge Day.
- ↑ "Daddy King's Story Told in New Documentary". Huffington Post.
- ↑ "Black History Month Screening: The Czar of Black Hollywood". Facebook.
- ↑ "This Week on TV: The Life and Times of Reverend Martin Luther King, Senior". Cambridge Community Television.
- ↑ "WKTV presents documentary on civil rights movement". WKTV.