| Strange Fruit | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster |
|
| Directed by | Kyle Schickner |
| Written by | Kyle Schickner |
| Music by | Sidney James |
| Cinematography | David Oye |
| Editing by | Michael Simms, Kyle Schickner |
| Distributed by | FenceSitter Films |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Strange Fruit is a 2004 film written and directed by Kyle Schickner and produced by FenceSitter Films. It stars Kent Faulcon as William Boyals and Berlinda Tolbert as Emma Ayers.[1] The title comes from the 1939 Billie Holiday song. [2]
Contents |
New York attorney William Boyals has escaped the Louisiana bayou of his childhood, but he must return to investigate the death of a childhood friend who, like Boyals himself, was both black and gay.
When told by producers, who had offered the film a $6 million budget, that the lead character could not be both black and gay, Kyle Schickner left the studio to produce the film for only $250,000.[3]