Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 83 min
  • Premiere: 2007. April 27.
  • Director: Jeffrey Morgan
  • Starring: Nancy GuzmánJerry Jackson

Documentarian Jeffrey Morgan set out to the track one woman's search for the truth about her great-great-aunt's 1908 murder. But his film quickly became a fascinating study of racism, revenge and family secrets. In the process of uncovering information about her ancestor's violent death at the hands of an African-American suspect, the woman learns that her family tree might have also produced a few murderers.

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Nancy Guzmán

Lillie Brewton Davis

Jerry Jackson

Lillie's Attacker

Crew

Jeffrey Morgan

Cinematography

Toshiro Yamaguchi

Cinematography

Directing

Jeffrey Morgan

Director

Editing

Kieran Walsh

Assistant Editor

Sam Pollard

Editorial Consultant

Susan Korda

Editorial Consultant

Production

Kristin Benitez

Associate Producer

Jeffrey Morgan

Co-Producer

Sound

Steve Giammaria

Sound Mixer

Keith Reynaud

Sound Mixer

Crew

Jeffrey Morgan

Cinematography

Toshiro Yamaguchi

Cinematography

Directing

Jeffrey Morgan

Director

Editing

Kieran Walsh

Assistant Editor

Sam Pollard

Editorial Consultant

Susan Korda

Editorial Consultant

Production

Kristin Benitez

Associate Producer

Jeffrey Morgan

Co-Producer

Sound

Steve Giammaria

Sound Mixer

Keith Reynaud

Sound Mixer