
1996 · Charles Burnett · 92 min
Words Are Freedom
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
Beau BridgesClel Waller
Carl LumblyNightjohn
Bill CobbsOld man
Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
Tom NowickiDr. ChamberlainJoel TraywickJeff WallerAllison JonesSarnyPatty MackEvelynDeborah DukeLethe
Danny NelsonReverend Osee RushMonica FordEgyptGerald BrownJosephRobin Michelle McClambSarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)Steven SutherlandAlan Bowen