Killer of Sheep (1977)

Starring:

• Henry G. Sanders
• Kaycee Moore
• Charles Bracy
• Angela Burnett
• Eugene Cherry
• Jack Drummond
• Slim
• Delores Farley
• Tobar Mayo

Storyline

In Watts, an urban and mostly African-American section of Los Angeles, Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders) spends his days toiling away at a local slaughterhouse. His macabre profession seeps into his personal life as he struggles to keep his family afloat and content. Other life situations also prove to be difficult, since it seems that dark intentions lurk within the people he meets outside his family. The layers of stress cause Stan to question whether a better quality of life is possible.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Starring:

• Gregory Peck
• John Megna
• Mary Badham
• Phillip Alford
• Robert Duvall
• Frank Overton
• Rosemary Murphy
• Ruth White
• Brock Peters
• Estelle Evans
• Paul Fix
• Collin Wilcox Paxton
• James Anderson
• Alice Ghostley

Storyline

Scout Finch (Mary Badham), 6, and her older brother, Jem (Phillip Alford), live in sleepy Maycomb, Ala., spending much of their time with their friend Dill (John Megna) and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley (Robert Duvall). When Atticus (Gregory Peck), their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.