DOUBLE FEATURE: THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007) and THE REAL GREAT DEBATERS (2008) #ICFTX

THE GREAT DEBATERS (2007)

Director: Denzel Washington

In attendance: Coach Ernest Mack (Wiley University Debate Coach)

Filmed in Wiley College - 711 Wiley Avenue, Marshall, Texas; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Mansfield Studios, Mansfield, Louisiana; Palestine, Texas (Texas State Railroad); Shreveport, Louisiana; and Boston, Massachusetts.

SYNOPSIS: Chronicles the travails of the Wiley College debate team in 1935 Texas as they explore the challenges of racial strife and the power of their voices for social change.

THE REAL GREAT DEBATERS (2008)

Director: Brad Osborne of AMS Pictures (in attendance)

Filmed in Wiley College - 711 Wiley Avenue, Marshall, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Los Angeles, California.

SYNOPSIS: The story that inspired the film. The achievement that inspired a nation.