Nightjohn (1996)

Summary: Facing a life of servitude in the Antebellum South, a young slave named Sarny meets Nightjohn. He teaches her to read and write, and together they set to free other slaves - until one planned escape is discovered.

Release Date: June 01, 1996

Genre: Drama

Director: Charles Burnett

Writers: Gary Paulsen

, Bill Cain

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Hallmark Entertainment, Sarabande Productions, Signboard Films Production Inc.

Country: United States

Language: English

A Cry in the Wild (1990)

Summary: Adapted from Gary Paulsen's novel "Hatchet", a boy crash-lands in Canada's bear country and survives with a hatchet his divorced mother gave him.

Release Date: June 01, 1990

Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Director: Mark Griffiths