Sins of the Father is a 2002 American crime drama television film directed by Robert Dornhelm and written by John Pielmeier.
It is based on an article by Pamela Colloff published in the April 2000 issue of Texas Monthly, chronicling the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, in which four young African-American girls were killed while attending Sunday school.
It was believed that there were 5 girls together in the church basement on that fateful day, but only one survived: young Sarah Collins, Addie Mae's younger sister.
The cast includes Tom Sizemore, Richard Jenkins, Ving Rhames, Colm Feore, Jackie Richardson, Connor Price, Aaryn Doyle, Isys McKoy, Jessica Gray Charles, and Funmiola Lawson.
The film was also nominated for an NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special".