LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

Name: LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-01-19
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Reggie Barnes, LaLee Wallace

IMDb ID: tt0274622 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.6 (258 votes)

Genres: Documentary

This documentary follows a Mississippi Delta school district and a single Delta family as they struggle against the crippling effects of poverty in the wake of more than one hundred years of slavery.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesPoland: Bliscy LaLee: Piętno bawełny
Greece: Το σόι της ΛαΛί
Bliscy LaLee: Piętno bawełnyRelease Date2001-01-19Runtime89 minutesMetascore78IMDb Popularity0User Reviews7Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsschoolteacher
crying
principal
mississippi delta
schoolFilming LocationsTallahatchie County, Mississippi, USAProduction CompaniesHome Box Office (HBO)
Maysles FilmsOfficial SitesMaysles Films - http://www.mayslesfilms.com/film_lalee.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274622/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0274622.jpgUpdated At2025-09-25T04:57:19

Stars

Reggie Barnes
LaLee Wallace

Directors

Deborah Dickson
Susan Froemke
Albert Maysles

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Reggie Barnes | Character: Self
Actor: LaLee Wallace | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Deborah Dickson | Role: Director
Name: Susan Froemke | Role: Director
Name: Albert Maysles | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Susan Froemke | Role: Producer
Name: Douglas Graves | Role: Producer
Name: John Hoffman | Role: Producer
Name: Charles Loxton | Role: Producer
Name: Sheila Nevins | Role: Producer
Name: Xan Parker | Role: Producer
Name: Susan Sloan | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Gary Lucas | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Albert Maysles | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Deborah Dickson | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Martha Wollner | Role: Casting Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Margaret Crimmins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Grant Maxwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Miller | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Don Thomas | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Jim Dollarhide | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Rachel Kittner | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Lisa Zambetti | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Scot Olive | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Reilly | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274622/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 19, 2001 (Sundance Film Festival)
Greece: March 4, 2002 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
United States: April 4, 2002 (Crossroads Film Festival)
Israel: July 18, 2015 (Jerusalem Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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LaLee&apos;s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton