Aunjanue Ellis On Fannie Lou Hamer's Story & Playing Fannie Lou In Short Film | SWAY’S UNIVERSE

Considered the midwife of the modern American Democratic Party, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gives her impassioned testimony and a prophetic warning to the country. FANNIE is a riveting portrait of the human rights, voting rights, and civil rights icon and her ground-breaking speech in front of the Democratic National Convention's credentials committee on August 22, 1964. Starring Academy Award nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis, this powerful short film is directed by Christine Swanson.