The Sky Is Gray

Synopsis

Drama - From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray. - Olivia Cole, James Bond III, Margaret Avery

Main Cast

Olivia Cole

Octavia

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

James Bond III

James

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Margaret Avery

Rosemary

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Cleavon Little

Monsieur Bayonne

Age : 53 | Popularity : 6%

Chez Lister

Ty

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Susan French

Helena

Age : 91 | Popularity : 5%

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Student

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Hal Williams

Preacher

Age : 85 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Webster Lewis
Directing	Director	Stan Lathan
Production	Casting	Reuben Cannon
	Executive Producer	Robert Geller
	Producer	Whitney Green
Writing	Short Story	Ernest J. Gaines
	Teleplay	Charles Fuller
Art	Art Direction	Don De Fina
Camera	Director of Photography	Larry Pizer
Editing	Editor	Barbara Pokras
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Marianna Åström-De Fina
	Makeup Artist	Marianna Åström-De Fina
	Hairdresser	Henry Shernoff Loretta Smallwood
Department	Role	Name

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