In 1997, Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman went to his hometown of Charleston Mississippi and offered to fund the town’s first ever integrated Senior Prom. His offer was ignored. In 2008, Freeman made his offer again, and the school board finally accepted. The film follows the graduating class of Charleston High as black and white students alike cope with old prejudices and deep rooted racism while planning their first integrated prom. When a group of white parents try to hold their own whites-only prom, strong emotions and fragile race relations seem to threaten the whole project.

A deeply inspiring story about how determined young people can succeed against impossible odds, and a great example of the longstanding Canadian tradition of providing hard-hitting documentary perspectives on US culture.

“An upbeat portrait of youth anxious to shed their elders’ prejudices, this inspirational Canadian-produced documentary is a perfectly timed crowd pleaser”
– Dennis Harvey, Variety