Strange Fruit (film)

This article is about the American film made in 2004. For the British film about the fictitious band Strange Fruit, see Still Crazy.

Strange Fruit
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kyle Schickner
Written by	Kyle Schickner
Cinematography	David Oye
Edited by	Michael Simms, Kyle Schickner
Music by	Sidney James
Distributed by	FenceSitter Films
Release date	2004 (2004)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Strange Fruit is a 2004 film written and directed by Kyle Schickner and starring Kent Faulcon as William Boyals and Berlinda Tolbert as Emma Ayers. It was produced by FenceSitter Films. ^[1] The title comes from the 1939 Billie Holiday song. ^[2]

Premise

New York attorney William Boyals has escaped the Louisiana bayou of his childhood, but he must return to investigate the death of a childhood friend who, like Boyals himself, was both black and gay.

Cast

• Kent Faulcon as William Boyals
• Berlinda Tolbert as Emma Ayers
• David Raibon as Duane Ayers
• Christopher Warren as Cedric
• Sam Jones as Sheriff Jensey
• Vergil J. Smith as Jo-Jo
• Shane Woodson as Jordan Walker
• Ed Brigadier as Arnold West
• Charlie Schroeder as Tommy
• Jared Day as Deputy Conover
• Jon Finck as Deputy Adams
• Ron Bottitta as Dep. Curtis Butler
• Christopher May as Deputy Mathers
• Cecile M. Johnson as Martha Boyals
• Alex Boling as Paulie (voice)
• Emily Gorgen as Tanya
• Earl Thompson as Manny
• Harace Carpenter as Buddy Bleu
• Leon Morenzie as Walter Durant
• Ron Allen as Kelvin Ayers
• Walt Turner as Jerry West
• Wilbert Lewis as Preacher
• Gavin Lewis as André
• Carlo Daquin as Derrik
• Tommy Cole as Diesel
• Tory Andrews as Angry Gaytor Patron
• Arthur LeBlanc as Cyril
• Randy Maggiore as Lowell
• Lakesha Lenoir as Ruby
• Ted Duhon as Deputy Guidry
• Agnes DeRouen as Reporter
• Richard Pushkin as Doctor
• David L. Corrigan as Deputy Blaine

Production

When told by producers, who had offered the film a $6 million budget, that the lead character could not be both black and gay, Kyle Schickner left the studio to produce the film for only $250,000. ^[3]

References

1. Moylah, Brian (2005-07-15). "A ripe discourse; Black arts festival includes gay films among offerings". Southern Voice.
2. The story of a song Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 July 2011
3. "1766 Magazine" (PDF). Rutgers Alumni Association. Retrieved 2008-06-26.^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• Strange Fruit at IMDb
• FenceSitterFilms official site ^{[ usurped ]}