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Mississippi Scholar

Mississippi Scholar

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A film by Marcus Bleecker

  • 2024
  • 90 mins
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2024
  • 90 mins
  • Drama
  • United States
  • Thursday
  • Block 11
  • 7:30 PM
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DIRECTED BY

Marcus Bleecker

WRITTEN BY

P.J. Leonard, Obba Babatunde, Marcus Bleecker

PRODUCED BY

P.J. Leonard, Joey Chimenti, Morgan Cutturini, Nora Kirrane

CAST

Shannon Brown, Gisla Stringer, Sonny Marinelli, Obba Babatunde

SYNOPSIS

Mississippi Scholar reveals the impediments one underprivileged intellectual must overcome to realize his dreams of the future.

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Mississippi Scholar

  • Drama
  • 90 mins
  • United States

DIRECTED BY: Marcus Bleecker

WRITTEN BY: P.J. Leonard, Obba Babatunde, Marcus Bleecker

PRODUCED BY: P.J. Leonard, Joey Chimenti, Morgan Cutturini, Nora Kirrane

CAST: Shannon Brown, Gisla Stringer, Sonny Marinelli, Obba Babatunde

SYNOPSIS:
Mississippi Scholar reveals the impediments one underprivileged intellectual must overcome to realize his dreams of the future.