One of the most powerful documentaries that I have ever seen. Only those devoid of humanity will not be moved by what happened to Emmett Louis Till. Beauchamp makes every attempt to be objective in telling this story but his human compassion comes through, he obviously has great, and natural, disdain for the murderers that where never brought to justice.
Home Theater Info, Doug MacLean
Keith A. Beauchamp's lean, harrowing inquisition into a murder that catalyzed the civil rights movement, is an incendiary documentary.
The New York Times, Stephen Holden
This well-focused, short (75 minute) film will be an eye opener for those who didn't live through the era. For those who did, it will be all too familiar.
The Arizona Republic, Richard Nilsen
A triumph of documentary activism nine years in the making, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till revisits Till's death and the trial and acquittal of the two men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, who later confessed to the crime in a magazine interview (both have since died).
Village Voice, Joshua Land
Beauchamp must be applauded for not only for his investigative daring but also his unflinching courage. At least one of his witnesses preferred to be interviewed in shadow, to protect her identity.
Chicago Tribure, Robert K. Elder
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