Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Synopsis: Fifty years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, To Kill a Mockingbird remains a beloved bestseller and quite possibly the most influential American novel of the 20th Century.
Behind it all was a young Southern girl named Nelle Harper Lee, who once said that she wanted to be South Alabama’s Jane Austen. This film explores Lee’s life and unravels some of the mysteries surrounding her, including why she never published again. Containing never-before-seen photos and letters and an exclusive interview with Lee’s sister, Alice Finch Lee, the film also brings to light the context and history of the novel’s Deep South setting and the social changes it inspired after publication.

Tom Brokaw, Rosanne Cash, Wally Lamb, Anna Quindlen, Richard Russo, Scott Turow, Oprah Winfrey, Andrew Young and others reflect on the novel’s power, influence, and popularity, and the many ways it has shaped their lives.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2011
Year of production: 2010
Notes: A 45-minute version is also available.
Subjects: Literature
Keywords: civil rights; literature - American; United States of America; Lee, Harper

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