![The Sky Is Gray Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//wM9AuRNXvLLxt7uUOHJ8AlEx6fj.jpg)
The Sky Is Gray
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January 1, 1980
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Drama, TV Movie
From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
Featured Crew
Stan Lathan
Director
Charles Fuller
Teleplay
Ernest J. Gaines
Short Story
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Cast
![Olivia Cole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//iXXIzK17dM9QbGWSodqAynso7SI.jpg)
Olivia Cole
Octavia
James Bond III
James
![Margaret Avery](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//pvAB2GwE8QCPo7WxwBW7ndqUoPR.jpg)
Margaret Avery
Rosemary
![Cleavon Little](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//jkscUqCsLY4kGS1hpq0M96gvlnM.jpg)
Cleavon Little
Monsieur Bayonne
Chez Lister
Ty