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Jasper, Texas

58 %|Jun 8, 2003|Drama, TV Movie

In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.

Featured Crew

Jeffrey W. Byrd
Director
Jonathan Estrin
Writer
Jonathan Estrin
Executive Producer
Michael Greene
Executive Producer
Asche & Spencer
Original Music Composer
Richard Werbowenko
Original Music Composer
Ousama Rawi
Director of Photography
Jeffrey Cooper
Editor

Cast

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Roy T. Anderson
James Byrd, Jr.
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Jon Voight
Billy Rowles
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Joe Morton
Walter Diggles
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Demore Barnes
Ricky Horn
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Matt Birman
Beating Cop
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John Bayliss
City Manager
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James Bearden
Old Sour Man (as Jim Bearden)
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Kedar Brown
Reverend
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Marium Carvell
Gloria Mays
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Michael Copeman
Council Member #2
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Neil Crone
Principal
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Travis Kyle Davis
Black Young Man
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Cherion Drakes
Claire Byrd
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Jumaane Ford
Lieutenant
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Blu Mankuma
James Byrd Sr.
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Kevin Hanchard
Thurman Byrd