To Kill a Mockingbird

From the novel by Harper Lee
Adapted by Christopher Sergel
Directed by Susan H. Schulman

It’s 1935, and racial tensions are high in Maycomb, Alabama. Nonetheless, young Jean Louise Finch-or Scout, as she is fondly called-manages to live a rather carefree, privileged existence, insulated from issues of race. All that changes when Scout watches her father, Atticus Finch, defend an innocent black man, Tom Robinson, against a potential death sentence.  In the end, Scout learns that “growing up” is often about doing what is right, even when it comes at great cost.