The dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple in 1950s Virginia, and their landmark Supreme Court Case.
Read Their StoryOur documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history.
Using rare 16mm footage and candid home movies, the film explores the quantity and quality of their affection, forming a perfect intimate counterpoint to the historical upheaval they faced.
"What astonishes in Buirski's docu is not just the quantity and quality of the black-and-white 16mm footage, but its unpressured candor... The Lovings' unprepossessing affection forms a perfect intimate counterpoint to the historical upheaval and ultimate rendering of justice."
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