The Romey Lynchings

DIRECTOR

Joshua Sabey

RUN TIME

26 Minutes

LANGUAGE

English

YEAR

2020

Country

Lebanon

English Subtitles

No

Genre

Documentary

Cast

Dr. Thomas Aiello, Dr. Tameka Hoobes, Mrs. Sandy Ryland, Mr. Stewart Giardina

Classification

Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult

Synopsis

A story of racial violence against Lebanese immigrants in 1929 Lake City, Florida. This documentary covers the story of Director Joshua Sabey’s grandparents who were murdered by the KKK.

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