The Sky Is Gray (1980)

From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.

Released Jan. 1, 1980 46 min None+

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, imdb.toothache, imdb.poverty, imdb.segregation, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.african-american, imdb.dentist + 3 more, imdb.dignity, imdb.sharecropper, aspectratio.1-33-1