Ruby McCollum’s landmark case haunted jurors for decades. This is the story of an African-American woman who killed a prominent white doctor/ Senator-elect in Live Oak, Florida, after being subjected to years of sexual abuse. Remarkable secrets and terrible truths were revealed during her trial and incarceration, which paved the way for change in our society.
The documentary stars Sam McCollum, Jr (son), Tracy Long (granddaughter) and Henry Curtis Aue (juror) and is directed by John Cork. Produced by Hilary Saltzman, Jude Hagin, Kitty Potapow and Lisa van Eyssen.
DVD details:
Format: NTSC
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Vision Films
Production Year: 2013
Release Year: 2014
Running time: 88 minutes
Trailer for You Belong To Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South:
• HILARY SALTZMAN - PRODUCER
Hilary, born in London (England), is an established producer and writer - raised in the motion picture industry and growing up on film sets and locations all over the world due to her father Harry Saltzman being the producer of the first nine James Bond films starring Sean Connery, George Lazenby and Roger Moore. She worked with her father in film development on his pictures Nijinsky (1980) and the 1988 film Time of the Gypsies (nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or Award at Cannes Film Festival where it won the Best Director award), and in theatre production at H.M. Tennent at the Globe Theater in London, England including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf starring Maggie Smith.
Hilary wrote and produced the very successful VUE Sur BOND event in Quebec, a celebration commemorating her father’s film legacy along with the James Bond films as an international benefit for UNICEF. She also wrote and produced Hippike, an equine stage show for the CNE. Hilary participated in the documentary Everything or Nothing celebrating the 50th anniversary of James Bond. Currently producing the feature film Ruby McCollum and the animated 3D feature film Bipolar.
Hilary’s major interest is in developing projects that will have high entertainment value, but most importantly will inspire, teach and create positive thought worldwide. Her credo is 'Media That Matters'.
• JOHN CORK - WRITER/DIRECTOR
John is the creative force behind over 100 documentary shorts and two feature-length documentaries, Carmen Miranda: That Girl from Rio and Murnau, Borzage and Fox (co-directed with Lisa van Eyssen). His experience at writing, direction, and producing non-fiction film is extensive. After graduating from the USC School of Cinema in 1988, Cork first entered the feature film world, penning the script to 1989's acclaimed Civil Rights drama, The Long Walk Home.
Having worked for most of the major Hollywood studios as a screenwriter, Cork moved full-time to documentaries in 1999, forming Cloverland, a full-service production company.
Aside from running the company and guiding each of its productions to completion, Cork has also co-authored three books for the James Bond film producers: James Bond: The Legacy, Bond Girls Are Forever, and The James Bond Encyclopedia. Cork has consulted on numerous other projects, designed content for interactive games and the web.