Murder in a Sundown Town & The Reckoning Decades Later
Synopsis
The Girl in the Yellow Scarf Documentary takes you beyond the headlines of the Civil Rights Era murder mystery that unfolded on the main thoroughfare in Martinsville, Indiana in 1968.
For more than 50-years the stabbing death of 21-year old Carol Jenkins has impacted the lives of African Americans in Central Indiana and Indiana University students. At the same time the City of Martinsville has struggled to change its national reputation as a racist former Sundown Town.
Carol's case went unsolved for 33-years until a series of reports by Investigative Reporter, Sandra Chapman prompted a woman to come forward with a stunning secret. She told Chapman: "If the girl had a yellow scarf and was killed with a screwdriver my father could be the killer." It was a story she also relayed to police.
But the arrest of Kenneth Richmond, failed to bring full justice to Carol's family or to remove the stain on Martinsville.
Then in 2017, in the wake of the nation's unrest, both the rural communities where Carol lived and died faced a reckoning with race relations. The outcome now: an emerging legacy of hope for Carol Jenkins.
This compelling, historical account builds on Chapman's years of investigative work, and the recollections of exclusive key witnesses -- all as the U.S. Department of Justice tries once more to bring complete justice to Carol's case.
Director & Crew
Produced and Directed by Indiana Hall of Fame and Award-Winning Investigative Journalist Sandra Chapman, who covered and lived the story for two decades - gaining exclusive access to witnesses, investigatory files and reports.
The team is comprised of award-winning creatives boasting decades of experience from script-to screen:
- Jeffrey Reid -Former CNN Documentary Producer and NAACP Image Award Winner and Hall of Fame Inductee NATAS Southeast Region
- David Brooks - Award-Winning Investigative Editor/Photographer
- Mario Eugene Page - Award-Winning Cinematographer
- Saddam Al-Zubaidi - Award Winning Features Photographer
SCREENING EVENTS
Ball State University, Muncie
Monday February 24, 2025
Arts & Journalism Building, AJ175
7pm
Sponsored by Ball State School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
Statewide PBS Broadcast Event!
Thursday February 6th, 8pm
WTIU- PBS Bloomington
WIPB Ball State-PBS Muncie
WFWA -PBS Fort Wayne
WNIT-PBS South Bend
(These Channels cover more than 80-of Indiana's 92 counties! From Seymour to Indianapolis to South Bend; and from Eastern Indiana to the Ohio Border)
November 14, 2024
2024 Black Heritage Film Series
VON.TV Chicago on Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV
7pm - 8pm CST
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Tuesday September 24 6:30pm
Neff Hall 101
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
Friday September 20 4:15pm
Sunday September 22 2:00pm
Atlas Shaker Square Theater
Cleveland, OH 44120
IBDFF
Saturday, August 24 11:00am
Indy Arts Center - Tickets Online $10
Indianapolis, IN
BRONZE LENS FILM FESTIVAL
Thursday, August 22 2:50pm
Tara Theater, Buckhead - Tickets Online $15
Atlanta, GA
INDY FILM FEST SCREENINGS:
Sunday May 5, 2024 12:30pm
Friday April 26, 2024 5:45pm
KanKan Cinema, Indianapolis
Saturday April 27, 2024 10:15am
The Living Room Theaters, Indianapolis
Monday, March 18, 2024 7pm
IU Cinema Bloomington
Sponsored by the IU Media School, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tau Chapter, the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and NABJ-IU
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:00pm
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Sponsored by the Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement
at Butler University
Thursday September 28, 2023 7:30pm
The Living Room Theaters (Bottleworks District) Indianapolis
Saturday September 23, 2023 7pm
Princess Theater Rushville, Indiana
Thursday September 21, 2023 7:30pm
The KanKan Cinema and Brasserie, Indianapolis