The Best of Enemies (2019) – Filming Locations
Drama / History · Directed by Robin Bissell · Starring Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Where was The Best of Enemies filmed?
- Charlotte, United States, Charlotte – Primary setting for the film's community meetings and debates between C.P. Ellis and Ann Atwater. The film is set in and filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1971 school desegregation crisis, capturing the real locations where the historical confrontation between the KKK leader and civil rights activist took place
- Charlotte, United States, Charlotte – Community forums and town hall meetings where Ellis and Atwater debate school desegregation. Real churches and community buildings in Charlotte serve as venues for the pivotal public confrontations that form the emotional core of the film
- North Carolina, United States, North Carolina – Regional settings reflecting the broader landscape of 1970s North Carolina during the desegregation era. Additional North Carolina locations were used to establish the historical and geographical context of the civil rights conflict