“Accidental Courtesy:
Daryl Davis, Race & America”

Synopsis
Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician, a piano player who has played all over the world with legends like Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Chuck Berry. He also has an unusual and controversial hobby: Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the KKK, many of whom have never met a black person. When some of these same people decide to leave the Klan, Daryl keeps their robes and hoods — building his collection piece by piece, story by story, person by person. 


Cast
Daryl Davis
Virginia Ali
Mark Potok
Rachel Pendergraft
Pastor Thomas Robb
Jeff Schoep
Frank Ancona
Faith Morris
Michael A. Wood, Jr.
Kwame Rose
Tariq Toure
JC Faulk
Scott Shepherd
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Crew
Director - Matt Ornstein
Producer - Matthew Ornstein, Noah Ornstein
Executive Producer - Laurie Haris, Roberto Alcantara
Associate Producer - Michael Reich, Daryl Davis, Allen Hopkins
Co-Producer - Ben Barnes, Jason Jones
Cinematography - Sam Gezari, Peter Castagnetti
Editors - Jason Jones, Ben Barnes
Original Music - Menahan Street Band
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Awards
- Special Jury Award: Documentary Feature (Winner) - SXSW Film Festival 2016
- Grand Jury Award: Documentary Feature (Nominee) - SXSW Film Festival 2016
- Grand Jury Prize: Best Documentary Feature (Nominee) - Nashville Film Festival 2016
- David Ponce Best of the Festival (Winner) - Chagrin Documentary Film Festival 2016
- Jury’s Recognition for a Film that Provokes Continued Conversation (Winner) - Athens International Film Festival 2016
- Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award (Nominee) - Cleveland International Film Festival 2016
- Audience Award: Best Documentary Feature (Winner) - Calgary Underground Film Festival 2016
- Special Jury Award: Compelling, Provocative & Timely Content in a Documentary Feature (Winner) - Napa Valley Film Festival 2016


Festivals
3/13/16 - South by Southwest Film Festival
3/31/16 - Cleveland International Film Festival
4/02/16 - Atlanta Film Festival
4/18/16 - Nashville Film Festival
5/01/16 - Montclair Film Festival
9/22/16 - Bergen International Film Festival
9/23/16 - Aspen Film Festival
9/29/16 - Athens International Film Festival
10/5/16 - Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
1/06/17 - Theatrical Run - Cinema Village (NYC)
2/23/17 - US Digital Release
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IMDB

Documentary feature, 96 minutes, English, United States, 2016