Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom.
Director: Tony Bill
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Courtney B. Vance as Clarence Brandley |
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Eamonn Walker as Jew Don Boney |
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Gil Bellows as Mike De Guerin |
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Chuck Shamata as Don Brown |
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Joseph Ziegler as James Keeshan |
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Heath Lamberts as Judge Perry Pickett |
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Richard Eden as Peter Speers |
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Phillip Jarrett as Rev. Jerry Jones |
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Ted Atherton as James Robinson |
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Beau Starr as Ranger Styles |
| Directing | Tony Bill | Director |
| Camera | Jean Lépine | Director of Photography |
| Production | April Webster | Casting |
| Writing | Abby Mann | Writer |
| Sound | Van Dyke Parks | Music |
| Production | David Bloch | Casting |
| Editing | Axel Hubert | Editor |
| Production | Stephanie Gorin | Casting |
| Production | Michelle Mundy | Producer |
