The 4
DIRECTOR(s): Greg Williams
​PROJECT TYPE: Narrative Short
GENRE: Historical Drama
COUNTRY: United States
RUN TIME: 10 min
On a cold February morning in 1960, four freshmen from North Carolina A&T State University—David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., and Joseph McNeil—walked into the Woolworth’s in downtown Greensboro and quietly took their seats at the whites-only lunch counter. Their request was simple: a cup of coffee. Their refusal was swift. But what began as a moment of denial became an act of defiance that echoed far beyond those walls.
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With discipline, courage, and unwavering resolve, the young men, soon to be known as the Greensboro Four, sparked a movement. Joined by classmates, professors, neighbors, and allies across the country, they transformed an ordinary counter into a battleground for justice. What followed was not just a sit-in, but the birth of a revolution that changed America’s conscience, one seat at a time.
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DATE: Saturday, October 4th
(This short will screen before Spotlight Film: Dating My Past)
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TIME: 6:00 PM CST
LOCATION: R. Milton & Denice Johnson Center, Belmont University (Large Theater)
