LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton poster

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

For as long as she can remember, LaLee Wallace's family has picked cotton.

6.5(4)20011h 29m1

This heartbreaking documentary depicts the extreme poverty of an African-American family and their Mississippi Delta school district. LaLee's Kin takes us deep into the Mississippi Delta and the intertwined lives of LaLee Wallace, a great-grandmother struggling to hold her world together in the face of dire poverty, and Reggie Barnes, superintendent of the embattled West Tallahatchie School System. The film explores the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in the Delta.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English
  • woman director

Behind the camera

Gallery

Still from LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival19 Jan 2001
    • PremiereCrossroads Film Festival4 Apr 2002
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki Documentary Festival4 Mar 2002
  • IsraelIL

    • PremiereJerusalem Film Festival18 Jul 2015

Frequently asked questions

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton was released on 19 January 2001.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this