The Sky Is Gray (1980)

The Sky Is Gray

1980

Drama TV Movie

Synopsis

From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.

Credits

Director

Stan Lathan

Cast

Chez Lister as Ty

Cleavon Little as Monsieur Bayonne

Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Student

Hal Williams as Preacher

Hilda Haynes as Woman

James Bond III as James

Margaret Avery as Rosemary

Olivia Cole as Octavia