Milly Walker
Milly Walker
Feature
· Historical · 123 pages
Status: Spec
This script is based on the true story of civil rights pioneer Milly Walker, an indentured servant sold into slavery in Alabama. In 1831 Walker runs away from her master and seeks protection in the freedman community of Tuscaloosa. Solomon Perteet, a wealthy freedman, hires attorney Elijah Shortridge to take Milly’s case. In 1832, Milly Walker goes ...
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Written by
Lawrence Wells
1 Accolade
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Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2021
1 Writer
Oxford, MS
Lawrence Wells has published 3 novels, Rommel’s Peace, Rommel & the Rebel and Let the Band Play Dixie (Doubleday/Bantam), scripted a PBS documentary, “Return to the River,” which won a 1994 Emmy for Best Regional Documentary. Author of "In Faulkner's Shadow: A Memoir." Best Comedy Screenplay (“Rolling Stone”); 2021 Paris Indie Film Festival. Gold Me...
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Additional Project Info
Historical article stating the facts of the Milly Walker legal case "Escape from Slavery: The Milly Walker Trials" by Val L. McGee, Alabama Review, Vol 49 (Oct 1996) LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DiamV1aFS6ojQv_hg66uSghDzd6B35Cn/view?usp=sharing