The movie, “Blood Done Sign My Name” from 2010 is a drama. It’s based on a true story where a black Vietnam-era veteran got murdered allegedly by a white businessman, who was later set free. The movie shines a light on the role played by a local high school teacher, and the upcomng civil unrest. Directed by Jeb Stuart, the film features Emily Alyn Lind, Michael Rooker, and Natalie Alyn Lind among others.
Where it Filmed?
“Blood Done Sign My Name” got filmed at different locations across North Carolina, USA. These include Shelby, Charlotte, and Statesville. The overall filming took place in the month of May, 2008.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Emily Alyn Lind | Julie Tyson |
| Michael Rooker | Defense attorney Billy Watkins |
| Natalie Alyn Lind | Boo Tyson |
| Nick Searcy | Robert Teel |
| Susan Walters | Martha Tyson |
| Lee Norris | Roger Oakley |
| Gattlin Griffith | Tim Tyson |
| Omar Benson Miller | Herman Cozart |
| Lela Rochon | Roseanna Allen |
| Milauna Jackson | Willie Mae Marrow |
| Gregory Alan Williams | Dr. Samuel Proctor |
| Cullen Moss | Larry Teel |
| Mike Pniewski | William Burgwyn |
| Nate Parker | Ben Chavis |
| Darrin Dewitt Henson | Eddie McCoy |
| Rhoda Griffis | Isabel Taylor |
| Addy Miller | KKK Picnic Child / 2nd Grade Student |
| Afemo Omilami | Golden Frinks |
| Michael May | Gerald Teel |
| Donna Biscoe | Elizabeth Chavis |
| Sandra Ellis Lafferty | Grandma Jessie |
| E. Roger Mitchell | William Burgwyn |
| Danny Vinson | Dick Jones |
| Martin Thompson | Judge Linwood Peoples |
| Christine Horn | Sister Chavis |
| Markice Moore | Moses |
| Sahr Ngaujah | Boo Chavis |
| Tim Parati | Lead Workman |
| Nicholas Azarian | Neighborhood Boy |
| Bonnie Johnson | Dorothy |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | Thad Stem |
| Leon Pridgen | Lee Chavis |
| Michael Harding | Dr. Page Hudson |
| Ron Prather | Police Chief White |
| Sasha Morfaw | Courtroom Spectator |
| Leslie Riley | Colleen Teel |
| Lee Spencer | Charles |
| Lem Collins | Rioter |
| Jeff Johnston | City Councilman |
| D.A. Hänks | Auxiliary Police Officer ‘Shades’ |
| Shon Wilson | Nurse |
| Vanessa Ore | Picnic Mother |
| Michael Stanton Kennedy | Mayor Currin |
| Corinne Biazzo | Laurie / Modern day waitress |
| Logan Siu | Martha’s Student |
| Jess Barbour | Church Member |
| Bridget Gethins | Miss Fran |
| Ed Wagenseller | Chairman |
| Shalita McFarland | Protestor |
| Rachel St. Gelais | KKK Picnic Child |
| Marlo Scheitler | Teacher / Funeral Attendant / Courtroom Spectator |
| Renee St. Gelais | KKK Picnic Child |
| Andrew R. Kaplan | City Councilman |
| Evelyn Foley | Juror |
| Brendan Sibley | 4th Grade Student |
| Gezell Fleming | Woman 3 |
| Cooper Musgrove | Congregation Member |
| Emily Pierce | Towns Person |
| Todd Davis | Oxford Police Officer |
| Marc Soper | State Trooper / Church Counsel Member |
| Justin M. Boyd | School Administrator / Principle of School |
| Steve Fortner | Councilman |
| Marty Terry | Mrs. Alwin |
| Steven St. Gelais | Fighting Fourth Grader |
| Gil Johnson | Jack Miller |
| David Ramsey | Judge Robert Martin |
| Eamonn Vickless | KKK Picnic Child |
| David Lowe | Bailiff Sloan |
| Matthew Scarboro | Oxford Police Officer |
| A.C. Sanford | Henry ‘Dickie’ Marrow |
| Kristin Jann-Fischer | Betsy Teel |
| Jordan Avery | Fourth Grade Student |
| John Rutland | Oxford Police Officer Davis |
| Southey Blanton | Trooper #1 |
| Tommy Hahn | Neil Cassidy |
| Andrew James | Jebbie |
| Stephen Summerlin | Groom |
| Kenny Roach | Child In March |
| Caitlyn Brarens | KKK Picnic Child |
| Darrell Barr | Church Councilman |
| Catherine Trail | Mother of the Bride |
| Ken Fuller | Rioter |
| Thomas Elliott | Local Minister |
| Blake Smith | Courtroom Goer |
| Joshua P. Dease | Oxford Police Officer |
| Mia Clarke | 2nd Grade Student |
| Trey Greene | State Trooper #3 – Haver |
| Omar Searcy | Shoe Shine Boy |
| Jaime Channing | Oxford Police Officer |
| Rahsheem Shabazz | Student #1 |
| Tristan Adamczuk | Reporter |
| Richard E. Haywood | Courtroom spectator |
| Chandler George Brown | Jeff Daniels |
| Carver Johns | Desk Sergeant Kelly |
| Thomas Upchurch | ‘Night Hawk’ Klansman |
| Geordie White | Monk |
| Richard Gaither | Angry White Man |
| Tirea Cozort | Courtroom Spectator |
| Katie Karambelas | Choir Member |
| Lynette McKinney | Dickies Girl |
| Jack Stecher | Bell Ringing Usher |
| Shane Wyatt | Townsperson |
| Lindsey Sherrin | KKK Picnic Person |
| Jasmine Scheitler | Teen in March / Funeral Attendant / Courtroom Spectator |
| Bryan Fulton | Passenger |
| Joseph Tucker | Teen on Street |
| Matt Scarboro | Oxford Police Officer |
| Wes Butler | 2nd Grade Student |
| Sarah Ellen Watson | Student |
| Ray Kendrick | Church Board Member |
| Jaysun Webb | Business Man #1 |
| April Asaro | Courtroom Spectator |
| Emily Alsdorf | Church Member |
| Jay Schmitt | Frank Banzet |
| Michael Siu | 4th Grade Student |
| Emily Hammond | Church Member |
| Alinn Piccirillo | Tennage Girl |
| Azariah Jones | Marcher & Onlooker |
| Alvin Williams Jr. | Surgeon |
| Bailey Knowles | Jack’s Daughter |
| Haven Wilson | Waitress |
| Travis Sloan | Courthouse Spectator |
| Joseph Kimray | News Reporter |
| Phillip Loftin | Oxford Police Officer |
| Jack Brarens | Student |
| Chris Crutchfield | Ben’s Friend |
| Tonia Barrino | Courtroom Spectator |
| Matthew Glass | Church Member |
| Moses D. Gardner III | Rioter |
| Janice Mitchell Wyatt | Townsperson |
| Rob G. Wise Sr. | Church Meeting Member |
| Patrick J. McNulty | Church Meeting Member |
| Kathleen Piccirillo | Townsperson |
| Jeremy Duckworth | Oxford Police |
| Kylene T. Edson | Shopper in Drugstore |
| Ashli Neal | Townsfolk Kid |
| Jason Darby | Business Man #2 |
| Kindra Heilpern | Extra |
| Jennifer Hinson | Courtroom Spectator |
| Colleen Ann Guest | Church Organist |
| Christopher Houldsworth | Church Goer |
| Dominic M. Lee | Courtroom Spectator |
| Colin Stuart | Vern Tyson |
| Mandy Lynn Johnson | Church Member |
| Natalie Glass | Church Member |
| Bob Wyatt | News Reporter |
| Mary D. Williams | Singer |
| Leila Mallouky | School Girl |
| Jerry Adams | Rioter |
| Ciara Avery | High School Student |
| Zoe Stilwell | Riot Spectator |
| Rachel Fontaine Tatge | Wesley House Teen |
| Alyssa Brunson | Willie Mae’s Daughter |
| Jordyn Scheitler | Child in march |
| Zaniya Hancock | Towns Person |
| Torey Dixon | Background Extra |
| Dave Gray | Auxiliary Police Officer |
| Lisa Jo Glass | Church Member |
| Tré Neal | Townsfolk Kid |
| Meredith Glass | Church Member |
| Paul B. Murray | Church Choir Member / Oxford Police Officer / Court Room Spectator |
| Montrey Gordy | Ba-Bro |
| Bria Lindsey | Student #3 |
| Chaz McNeil | Young Trooper |
| Savannah Stilwell | Riot Spectator |
| John Allen | Town Policeman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya | Young Vetern (uncredited) |
| Tara-Nicole Azarian | Sleeping Girl in Church (uncredited) |
| Jerry Cashman | Church Usher (uncredited) |
| Katherine Cornwell | Court Attendee (uncredited) |
| Taylor-Grace Davis | Wesley Teen / Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Amber Renee Dundee | Student / Marcher / Courtroom Attendant (uncredited) |
| Dennis Gomez | Chamber of Commerce (uncredited) |
| Shelby D. Henderson | Woman at Party / Rioter (uncredited) |
| John Edward Layton | Church Member (uncredited) |
| Cody Lowe | Church Member (uncredited) |
| Bill Martin | State Police (uncredited) |
| George McPherson | Protester (uncredited) |
| Tyler Mercereau | Groomsman (uncredited) |
| Maurice Nimmons | Businessman in Courtroom / Tobacco Warehouse Forman (uncredited) |
| Donald Norris Jr. | Groomsman / Choir Member / Courtroom Spectator / Pedestrian / Congregation Member (uncredited) |
| George Peroulas | Doug (uncredited) |
| Edd Robinson | Father of the Bride (uncredited) |
| Shane D. Smith | Oxford Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Ron Stafford | State Police (uncredited) |
| Rob Wise | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Brandi Alyssa Young | Oxford Townsfolk (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The film is a drama run for 2 hours and 8 minutes.
- It’s based on a true narrative from the Vietnam-era.
- The movie shares the tale of racial conflict and murder.
- Some of the movie’s main parts are performed by Emily Alyn Lind (Julie Tyson), Michael Rooker (Defense attorney Billy Watkins), and Natalie Alyn Lind (Boo Tyson).
- The movie received one nomination.
- The film has on record, 6 user reviews and 19 critic reviews.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Shelby, North Carolina, USA
- Latitude: 35.2923513
- Longitude: -81.5356463
- Place ID: ChIJ2QT_BbsfV4gRgePy8ugvXxo
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Shelby, NC, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Latitude: 35.2270869
- Longitude: -80.8431267
- Place ID: ChIJgRo4_MQfVIgRZNFDv-ZQRog
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Charlotte, NC, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: North Carolina, USA
- Latitude: 35.7595731
- Longitude: -79.01929969999999
- Place ID: ChIJgRo4_MQfVIgRGa4i6fUwP60
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: North Carolina, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Statesville, North Carolina, USA
- Latitude: 35.7846006
- Longitude: -80.8883291
- Place ID: ChIJVZsymAdZUYgRYFSY3vcTFgc
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Statesville, NC, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
