2001 Writers Guild of America Awards – Long Form Original Winner
Freedom Song
Phil Alden Robinson
A tale about a young man’s bout in the 1960s, in Mississippi, before Blacks were allowed to vote, and did sit ins at White establishments. The harrowing ordeals people wanting the same opportunities had to go through.
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Tina Andrews
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
2001 Writers Guild of America Awards – Long Form Original Nominees
If You Believe
Anthea Sylbert
