An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

Loki Mulholland
2013-02-15

What's easy and what's right are rarely the same thing.
6
91 min

The amazing true story of civil rights pioneer Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, An Ordinary Hero is directed by award-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland, who captures his mother's story and learns about her courage and the role she played in changing American history. As a white girl growing up in the South, Joan witnessed the ugly realities of segregation and racism firsthand and vowed to one day change it. By the time she was 19, she had already joined the Freedom Riders and participated in over three dozen sit-ins and protests. Despite being attacked by angry mobs, put on death row in the notorious Parchman Penitentiary, and coming face-to-face with the KKK, Joan never wavered from her belief that we are all created equal.

Cast

Name Character Team
Luvaughn Brown Self Unowned
Dion Diamond Self Unowned
Eric Etheridge Self Unowned
Reginald Green Self Unowned
Dorie Ladner Self Unowned
Joyce Ladner Self Unowned
Robert Luckett Self Unowned
Joan Mulholland Self Unowned
John R. Salter Jr. Self Unowned
Hank Thomas Self Unowned
Bennie Thompson Self - Mississippi Congressman Unowned
Jerry Mitchell Self Unowned
Edwin King Self Unowned