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Words Are Freedom
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.Read moreLess
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
The story
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
Cast & crew
Beau BridgesClel Waller
Carl LumblyNightjohn
Bill CobbsOld man
Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
Tom NowickiDr. ChamberlainJoel Traywick
Joel TraywickJeff WallerPatty Mack
Patty MackEvelyn
Danny NelsonReverend Osee RushExplore the crew
- Director
- Charles Burnett
- Screenplay
- Bill Cain
- Producer
- Dennis Stuart Murphy
- Director of Photography
- Elliot Davis
- Editor
- Dorian Harris
- Original Music Composer
- Stephen James Taylor