
May 19, 1985 · 41 years old
Chinonye Chukwu (/ˈtʃiːnoʊjə ˈtʃuːkuː/ CHEE-noh-yə CHOO-koo; born May 19, 1985) is a Nigerian-American film director best known for the drama films Clemency and Till. She is the first black woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chi…

In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.

As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.